Anthropic vs Azure: LLM provider comparison

At a glance

Metric winners

There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.

Fastest on shared models

AAnthropic

1.06× typical advantage

7 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

Equal result

Tie

10 exact models using a 1K-input/500-output mix

Most models available

AAzure

50 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Model	Anthropic	Azure
A Claude Sonnet 5Winner · Azure anthropic/claude-sonnet-5	Anthropic Blended price $4.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.21 s Response starts 3.44 s Output speed 57.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.99% Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $4.6667 / 1M 500-token response 11.77 s Response starts 3.70 s Output speed 62.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.98% Context 1M Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Fable 5 anthropic/claude-fable-5	Anthropic Blended price $23.3333 / 1M 500-token response 25.34 s Response starts 5.34 s Output speed 25.0 tok/s Route uptime 94.79% Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $23.3333 / 1M 500-token response N/a Response starts N/a Output speed N/a Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route azure
A Claude Opus 4.8Winner · Anthropic anthropic/claude-opus-4.8	Anthropic Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.27 s Response starts 2.06 s Output speed 49.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.87% Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.38 s Response starts 4.18 s Output speed 61.0 tok/s Route uptime 100.00% Context 1M Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Opus 4.7Winner · Anthropic anthropic/claude-opus-4.7	Anthropic Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.69 s Response starts 2.06 s Output speed 47.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 23.30 s Response starts 9.02 s Output speed 35.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Sonnet 4.6Winner · Azure anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6	Anthropic Blended price $7 / 1M 500-token response 18.73 s Response starts 1.49 s Output speed 29.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $7 / 1M 500-token response 9.57 s Response starts 1.23 s Output speed 60.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.72% Context 1M Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Opus 4.6Winner · Anthropic anthropic/claude-opus-4.6	Anthropic Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 21.99 s Response starts 3.47 s Output speed 27.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 23.29 s Response starts 4.06 s Output speed 26.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Opus 4.5 anthropic/claude-opus-4.5	Anthropic Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response 17.36 s Response starts 1.73 s Output speed 32.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $11.6667 / 1M 500-token response N/a Response starts N/a Output speed N/a Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Haiku 4.5Winner · Anthropic anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5	Anthropic Blended price $2.3333 / 1M 500-token response 7.61 s Response starts 0.95 s Output speed 75.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.31% Context 200K Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $2.3333 / 1M 500-token response 17.24 s Response starts 1.37 s Output speed 31.5 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Sonnet 4.5 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5	Anthropic Blended price $7 / 1M 500-token response 16.35 s Response starts 1.64 s Output speed 34.0 tok/s Route uptime 100.00% Context 1M Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $7 / 1M 500-token response N/a Response starts N/a Output speed N/a Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route azure/us-east-2
A Claude Opus 4.1Winner · Anthropic anthropic/claude-opus-4.1	Anthropic Blended price $35 / 1M 500-token response 24.08 s Response starts 2.34 s Output speed 23.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route anthropic	Azure Blended price $35 / 1M 500-token response 66.08 s Response starts 3.58 s Output speed 8.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 200K Route azure/us-east-2

A per-model winner combines blended price and estimated 500-token response time with equal proportional weight. Ties and rows missing either measurement receive no badge. Comparison data calculated Jul 16, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC. Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.