Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-6 Astra
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | #34 of 36$0.380 per LiveBench case | UnrankedNot in the 36-model eligible cohort |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-6 Astra |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Family | Claude 4 | Gpt 6 |
| Model | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Version | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2025-11-24 | 2026-09-03 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-05-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 200K | 1,050K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Anthropic (Standard) | Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools | chat, computer-use, generation, reasoning, research, tools |
15 comparable fields · 9 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Claude Opus 4.5 Capabilities
GPT-6 Astra Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-6 Astra FAQs
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-6 Astra, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
Claude Opus 4.5 is $5.00 and GPT-6 Astra is $10.00 per million tokens, so Claude Opus 4.5 is cheaper on this metric. Claude Opus 4.5 is $25.00 and GPT-6 Astra is $50.00 per million tokens, so Claude Opus 4.5 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
GPT-6 Astra has the larger sourced context window. Claude Opus 4.5 supports 200K and GPT-6 Astra supports 1,050K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Claude Opus 4.5 is not marked open weight; GPT-6 Astra is not marked open weight.
Can Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-6 Astra understand images?+
Claude Opus 4.5 is documented with image input; GPT-6 Astra is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
GPT-6 Astra has the larger sourced maximum output: Claude Opus 4.5 supports 64K and GPT-6 Astra supports 128K output tokens.
Do Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-6 Astra support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Opus 4.5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GPT-6 Astra: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
Claude Opus 4.5 has 1 sourced provider route; GPT-6 Astra has 2, so GPT-6 Astra has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-6 Astra?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.