Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
42
Claude 4.1 Opus
53
Pick Claude 4.1 Opus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude 3.5 Sonnet only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Coding
+25.5 difference
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Claude 4.1 Opus
$null / $null
$null / $null
N/A
29 t/s
N/A
1.66s
200K
200K
Pick Claude 4.1 Opus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude 3.5 Sonnet only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Claude 4.1 Opus is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 53 to 42. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude 4.1 Opus's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 74.5 against 49. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 49% to 74.5%.
Claude 4.1 Opus is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 53 to 42. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 49% and 74.5%.
Claude 4.1 Opus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 74.5 versus 49. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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