Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper to run than GPT 4o for automated document parsing when processing thousands of PDFs monthly
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper to run than GPT 4o for automated document parsing when processing thousands of PDFs monthly
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
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OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
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- Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet \ Anthropic · anthropic.com
- GPT-4o Model · developers.openai.com
- Pricing · platform.openai.com