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Claude 3 Opus vs Claude 4.1 Opus

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 4.1 Opus wins overall with a score of 61 vs 51 (10 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 3 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score51

Claude 4.1 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score61

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

61
MMLU
76
61
GPQA
76
59
SuperGPQA
74
57
OpenBookQA
72

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

53

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

53
HumanEval
68

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

60

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

61
AIME 2023
76
63
AIME 2024
78
62
AIME 2025
77
57
HMMT Feb 2023
72
59
HMMT Feb 2024
74
58
HMMT Feb 2025
73
60
BRUMO 2025
75

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

58

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

59
SimpleQA
74
57
MuSR
72

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Claude 4.1 Opus?

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 51, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or Claude 4.1 Opus?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or Claude 4.1 Opus?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or Claude 4.1 Opus?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or Claude 4.1 Opus?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 58.

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