Model comparison
Claude 3 Opus vs GPT-OSS 20B
Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 3 Opus #168 (Supported); GPT-OSS 20B #159 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 3 Opus and GPT-OSS 20B share 5 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Claude 3 Opus; 13 to GPT-OSS 20B.
Updated July 20, 2026- Shared results
- 5
- Claude 3 Opus only
- 0
- GPT-OSS 20B only
- 13
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 3 Opus and GPT-OSS 20B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Claude 3 Opus is priced at $15.00 input / $75.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 20B. Claude 3 Opus has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 20B.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 3 Opus | GPT-OSS 20B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 3 Opus$15 input / $75 output | GPT-OSS 20B$0 input / $0 output | GPT-OSS 20B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 3 OpusNot available | GPT-OSS 20B313 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 3 OpusNot available | GPT-OSS 20B0.65 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 3 Opus200K | GPT-OSS 20B128K | Claude 3 Opus lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic5 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | GPT-OSS 20B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 11.8% | 14.9% | GPT-OSS 20B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 48.9% | 68.8% | GPT-OSS 20B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 3.1% | 9.8% | GPT-OSS 20B leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -63.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 15.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 94.1% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | GPT-OSS 20B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | — | 885 | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | GPT-OSS 20B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 65.1% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 3 Opus and GPT-OSS 20B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 3 Opus and GPT-OSS 20B today?
Claude 3 Opus: $15.00 input / $75.00 output per 1M tokens GPT-OSS 20B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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