ClaudevsChatGPT

Claude vs ChatGPT

The two most popular AI assistants. Verified March 2026.

Claude wins on coding quality (80.8% SWE-bench) and human preference (#1 Arena Elo 1504). ChatGPT wins on ecosystem breadth (800M MAU, image/video gen, plugins). For coding and reasoning, pick Claude. For an all-in-one creative platform, pick ChatGPT.

Models & Pricing Tiers

Claude

Claude Opus 4.6

Max plan ($100/mo)

API: $5/M input, $25/M output

Complex reasoning, research, hard coding problems

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Pro plan ($20/mo)

API: $3/M input, $15/M output

Daily coding, writing, analysis — best balance

Claude Haiku 4.5

Free / Pro

API: $1/M input, $5/M output

Quick tasks, chat, classification, high-volume API

ChatGPT

GPT-5.4

Plus ($20/mo)

API: $2.50/M input, $15/M output

Complex reasoning, long documents, research

GPT-5.4 mini

Free tier

API: $0.40/M input, $1.60/M output

Daily use, chat, quick tasks, free tier

o3

Plus ($20/mo)

API: $2/M input, $8/M output

Math, science, logic puzzles, complex coding

o4-mini

Plus ($20/mo)

API: $1.10/M input, $4.40/M output

Balanced reasoning at lower cost