AI assistant comparison

ChatGPT vs Claude

Two of the most powerful AI assistants, compared head-to-head. See how GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet stack up across reasoning, coding, writing, and more — then find which one fits your tasks best.

Reasoning

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Strong multi-step reasoning with GPT-4o. Excels at math and logic puzzles. Chain-of-thought prompting works well.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Best-in-class reasoning with Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Particularly strong at nuanced analysis, careful thinking, and avoiding hallucinations.

Coding

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Solid code generation across languages. Good at debugging and explaining code. Integrated with GitHub Copilot ecosystem.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Excellent code generation and refactoring. Handles large codebases with 200K context. Powers Claude Code CLI for agentic development.

Writing

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Versatile writing style. Can match many tones and formats. Strong at creative and marketing copy.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

More natural, less formulaic writing. Better at maintaining consistent voice and following nuanced style guidelines.

Analysis

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Strong data analysis with Code Interpreter. Can run Python, create charts, and process files directly.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Deep analytical reasoning with fewer errors. Excels at document analysis and extracting insights from long texts.

Context Window

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

128K tokens for GPT-4o. Sufficient for most tasks but can lose track of details in very long conversations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

200K tokens for Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Industry-leading context length with strong recall throughout the entire window.

Safety

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Extensive content filters and RLHF alignment. Sometimes overly cautious, refusing benign requests.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Constitutional AI approach. Transparent about limitations. Tends to be more helpful while still being safe and honest.

Pricing

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

GPT-4o: $5 input / $15 output per 1M tokens. ChatGPT Plus at $20/mo. Free tier available with limits.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet: $3 input / $15 output per 1M tokens. Claude Pro at $20/mo. Free tier available with limits.

API

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Mature API with function calling, streaming, assistants, and fine-tuning. Large ecosystem of integrations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Clean API with tool use, streaming, and batching. Available on AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex for enterprise deployment.

Multimodal

GPT-4o (ChatGPT)

Vision, audio input/output, DALL-E image generation, and file uploads. Broadest multimodal capabilities.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Vision support for images and PDFs. No audio or image generation. Focused on text and vision excellence.

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