Claude 3 Opus vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 3 Opus wins overall with a score of 51 vs 44 (7 point difference).Claude 3 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

Moonshot v1

50.8

61
MMLU
53
61
GPQA
52
59
SuperGPQA
50
57
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

53

Moonshot v1

45

53
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

60

Moonshot v1

52

61
AIME 2023
53
63
AIME 2024
55
62
AIME 2025
54
57
HMMT Feb 2023
49
59
HMMT Feb 2024
51
58
HMMT Feb 2025
50
60
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus

58

Moonshot v1

50

59
SimpleQA
51
57
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3 Opus scores higher overall with 51 vs 44, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 59.5 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 53 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in math with an average score of 60 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 58 vs 50.