Claude API: Anthropic Messages and Claude Code
The Claude API uses the Anthropic Messages format and pairs well with Claude Code and agent workflows that lean on long, structured reasoning and tool use.
Compare both — and use either through one gateway.
A practical look at the Claude API and GPT API for coding tools and agents, plus how to use both through a single OpenAI-compatible gateway so you can switch models without switching providers.
The Claude API uses the Anthropic Messages format and pairs well with Claude Code and agent workflows that lean on long, structured reasoning and tool use.
The GPT API offers the OpenAI Responses API and Chat Completions, with a broad ecosystem of SDKs and tooling that many existing apps already target.
Instead of choosing once, route both Claude and GPT (and Gemini) through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, then pick per task while keeping one key, one bill and one set of usage logs.
Yes. Through the gateway you can reach both via one endpoint and key, switching models per request.
Both are strong; many teams route reasoning-heavy steps to Claude and broad tooling steps to GPT. The gateway lets you test both without re-integrating.
No. Usage logs and billing stay unified across models, with tokens and cost reported per request.