Model comparison Synced Apr 6, 2026

Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1

Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) and Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) leads overall

Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) leads in price and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 remains a solid alternative depending on your specific needs.

Best for with Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

Best for with Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1

No clear advantages identified

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Technical specifications

	Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)	Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1
Provider	Anthropic	Anthropic
Input price	$3/M	$15/M
Output price	$15/M	$75/M
Context window	200K	200K
Max output	64K	32K
Capabilities	Tool useVisionReasoning	Tool useVisionReasoning
Released	Feb 24, 2025	Aug 5, 2025

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