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Model comparison

BTL-4 vs Claude Mythos 5

Updated August 11, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.

BTL-4

Bad Theory Labs

Evidence status unavailable

90% interval unavailable

Claude Mythos 5

Anthropic

83.1/100

Supported · Public rank #1

90% interval 79.2–87.0

At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.

1 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Claude Mythos 5

    Claude Mythos 5 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented

Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    No shared weighted benchmark basis supports a winner.

    Confidence: limited

  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.

    Confidence: listed-rates

  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.

    Confidence: listed-rates

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

Shared results
1
BTL-4 only
2
Claude Mythos 5 only
14
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8

1 category uses different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.

Coding

Directional only
BTL-4
78.4
Claude Mythos 5
89.7
Weighted basis
1 vs 2 rows
Reading
Directional only

Agentic

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
87.0
Weighted basis
0 vs 3 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Knowledge

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
68.5
Weighted basis
0 vs 2 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
97.6
Weighted basis
0 vs 1 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
93.5
Weighted basis
0 vs 1 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
BTL-4
Not measured
Claude Mythos 5
Not measured
Weighted basis
0 vs 0 rows
Reading
Not comparable

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

BTL-4
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Fits in one request
Claude Mythos 5
$0.035
Fits in one request

BTL-4 has no comparable published API token rate.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

BTL-4
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Fits in one request
Claude Mythos 5
$0.65
Fits in one request

BTL-4 has no comparable published API token rate.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

BTL-4
Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
Fits in one request
Cached-input rate unavailable
Claude Mythos 5
$0.9
Fits in one request

BTL-4 has no comparable published API token rate.

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Reasoning profile

BTL-4

Reasoning

Claude Mythos 5

Reasoning

Weight access

BTL-4

Open Weight

Claude Mythos 5

Proprietary

License

BTL-4

Open Weight

Claude Mythos 5

Proprietary

Release date

BTL-4

2026-08-05

Claude Mythos 5

2026-06-09

If you already use one of these models
Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner.
Workload cost
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Context tradeoff
Claude Mythos 5 has the larger documented window (1M).

Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence17 rows

Agentic

  • BFCL v4

    BTL-473.5%
    Source
    Claude Mythos 5

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 588%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 585%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 588%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • ExploitGym

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 517.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Verified

    BTL-478.4%
    Source
    Claude Mythos 595.5%
    Source

    Claude Mythos 5 leads this result

  • LiveCodeBench v6

    BTL-466.1%
    Source
    Claude Mythos 5

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Pro

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 580.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 588.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 594.1%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 564.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/o tools

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 559%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • USAMO 2026

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 597.6%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Multilingual

  • SWE Multilingual

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 592.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • SWE-bench Multimodal

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 554.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 593.5%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

  • CharXiv w/o tools

    BTL-4
    Claude Mythos 588.9%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, BTL-4 or Claude Mythos 5?

At least one model is not scored in the current public ranking lane, so the page does not name an overall quality winner. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, BTL-4 or Claude Mythos 5?

The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which is better for agentic tasks, BTL-4 or Claude Mythos 5?

The published evidence does not provide a shared weighted agentic tasks basis for both models, so BenchLM does not name a agentic tasks winner.

Which costs less, BTL-4 or Claude Mythos 5?

Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.

Which has the larger context window, BTL-4 or Claude Mythos 5?

Claude Mythos 5 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 262K.

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Last updated August 11, 2026

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