claude-opus-5-5 vs gemini-4-carbon: pricing and capabilities compared
In each model's cheapest group on this site, claude-opus-5-5 costs ¥8 input and ¥40 output (Claude Lite group) and gemini-4-carbon costs ¥8 input and ¥40 output (Standard group), per 1M tokens.
gemini-4-carbon is 50% cheaper on cache reads; both cost the same for input; both cost the same for output.
claude-opus-5-5 is offered in 6 groups and gemini-4-carbon in 4 groups. Groups offering both: Standard and Official · Enterprise; a key in any of them can call either model.
Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 6:08 PM
At a glance
| Item | claude-opus-5-5 | gemini-4-carbon |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | |
| Billing | Per token | Per token |
| Cheapest group | Claude Lite | Standard |
| Input ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥8 | ¥8 |
| Output ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥40 | ¥40 |
| Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens | ¥0.8 | ¥0.450% lower |
| Groups | 6 groups | 4 groups |
| Input types | text and images | text and images |
| Output types | text | text |
| Capability tags | Vision and Reasoning | Vision and Reasoning |
| Endpoints | Chat Completions and Claude Messages | Chat Completions and Gemini generateContent |
| Available since | Sep 23, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 |
Prices are each model's cheapest group, in CNY; the side marked "lower" is cheaper. Data comes from our price list and model catalog; anything not listed shows as —.
Prices in every group
The same model costs different amounts in different groups; a key's group decides its line and its price.
| Group | Input ¥ per 1M tokens | Output ¥ per 1M tokens | Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| StandardBoth | ¥10 | ¥50 | ¥1 |
| Official · EnterpriseBoth | ¥54.75 | ¥273.75 | ¥5.48 |
| Claude Direct | ¥37.5 | ¥187.5 | ¥3.75 |
| Claude List Price | ¥60 | ¥300 | ¥6 |
| Claude Plus | ¥20 | ¥100 | ¥2 |
| Claude LiteCheapest | ¥8 | ¥40 | ¥0.8 |
| Group | Input ¥ per 1M tokens | Output ¥ per 1M tokens | Cache read ¥ per 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|---|
| StandardCheapestBoth | ¥8 | ¥40 | ¥0.4 |
| Official · EnterpriseBoth | ¥43.8 | ¥219 | ¥2.19 |
| Gemini Plus | ¥16 | ¥80 | ¥0.8 |
| Gemini High Tier | ¥24 | ¥120 | ¥1.2 |
How to choose
These points use each model's cheapest-group prices and catalog data. Before going live, run real requests with a key in your target group and check quality, speed and billing.
- On unit prices alone (each at its cheapest group): gemini-4-carbon is cheaper on cache reads and the same on the rest, so the same token usage never costs more.
- When you resend the same long prefix (a fixed system prompt, the same long document), cached input is billed at the cache-read price: claude-opus-5-5 ¥0.8, gemini-4-carbon ¥0.4 (per 1M tokens).
- Both support Chat Completions, so requests look the same and switching means changing the model parameter (the key's groups must offer both models).
- To call through Claude Messages: of the two, only claude-opus-5-5 supports it on this site.
- To call through Gemini generateContent: of the two, only gemini-4-carbon supports it on this site.
- If production needs a known request source, use official or cloud groups. claude-opus-5-5: Official · Enterprise, Claude Direct and Claude List Price; gemini-4-carbon: Official · Enterprise, Gemini Plus and Gemini High Tier.
How to call them
Both models work with a Tutujin API key: set your SDK's base_url to https://www.tutujin.com/v1 and use the model name; everything else is written as with the official SDK.
- claude-opus-5-5: prices in every group, availability and API docs
- gemini-4-carbon: prices in every group, availability and API docs
- Every Anthropic model and its price
- Every Google model and its price
- Chat Completions API reference
- Claude Messages API reference
- Gemini generateContent API reference
- Quickstart: create a key and send your first request
- How to choose a group
- Models page: every model with prices in every group
- How billing works: pay as you go, groups and balance
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FAQ
Which is cheaper, claude-opus-5-5 or gemini-4-carbon?
In each model's cheapest group on this site, claude-opus-5-5 costs ¥8 input and ¥40 output (Claude Lite group) and gemini-4-carbon costs ¥8 input and ¥40 output (Standard group), per 1M tokens. gemini-4-carbon is 50% cheaper on cache reads; both cost the same for input; both cost the same for output. What you actually pay depends on the split between input and output tokens and on the group you use. Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 6:08 PM.
How do I call claude-opus-5-5 and gemini-4-carbon?
Create an API key in the console, set your SDK's base_url to https://www.tutujin.com/v1 and use claude-opus-5-5 or gemini-4-carbon as the model. claude-opus-5-5 supports: Chat Completions and Claude Messages. gemini-4-carbon supports: Chat Completions and Gemini generateContent.
Which groups offer claude-opus-5-5 and gemini-4-carbon?
claude-opus-5-5: Standard, Official · Enterprise, Claude Direct, Claude List Price, Claude Plus and Claude Lite. gemini-4-carbon: Standard, Official · Enterprise, Gemini Plus and Gemini High Tier. Groups offering both: Standard and Official · Enterprise; a key in any of them can call either model.
What input types do claude-opus-5-5 and gemini-4-carbon take?
claude-opus-5-5 takes text and images and returns text. gemini-4-carbon takes text and images and returns text.
Where do the prices on this page come from?
From our live price list — the same data as the model pages and the models page — shown for each model's cheapest group. Prices updated Nov 13, 2026, 6:08 PM.