Simulating realistic Document summarization parameters (25,000 in / 600 out with 10% cache reuse). Claude Sonnet 5 delivers a 22% cost reduction over GPT-5.4 Workhorse.
| Traffic Volume Tier | GPT-5.4 Workhorse Monthly | Claude Sonnet 5 Monthly | Monthly Savings by picking Claude Sonnet 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 reqs/mo (Dev/Testing) | $65.875 | $51.50 | Save $14.375 / mo |
| 10,000 reqs/mo (Small App) | $658.75 | $515.00 | Save $143.75 / mo |
| 100,000 reqs/mo (Growth Production) | $6,587.50 | $5,150.00 | Save $1,437.50 / mo |
| 1,000,000 reqs/mo (Scale SaaS) | $65,875.00 | $51,500.00 | Save $14,375.00 / mo |
Claude Sonnet 5 is 22% cheaper for Document summarization workloads. At standard Document summarization parameter ratios (25,000 input tokens, 600 output tokens, 10% cache hit), Claude Sonnet 5 costs $0.0515 per request compared to $0.0659 on GPT-5.4 Workhorse.
GPT-5.4 Workhorse offers a context window of 256,000 tokens (max output: 32,768), while Claude Sonnet 5 offers 1,000,000 tokens (max output: 128,000).
At 100,000 requests per month, using Claude Sonnet 5 saves $1,437.50 every month (or $17,250.00 annually) compared to GPT-5.4 Workhorse.
Long-context models pay off here — compare price per 1M tokens at your true document size. Summarize once, store the result; don't re-summarize unchanged documents. For batch backfills, nightly jobs can use cache-friendly request ordering.