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Claude 3 Opus vs o1-preview

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

Quick Verdict

o1-preview wins overall with a score of 71 vs 51 (20 point difference).o1-preview wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 3 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score51

o1-preview

CreatorOpenAI
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score71

Knowledge

o1-preview

Claude 3 Opus

59.5

o1-preview

89

61
MMLU
92
61
GPQA
90
59
SuperGPQA
88
57
OpenBookQA
86

Coding

o1-preview

Claude 3 Opus

53

o1-preview

86

53
HumanEval
86

Mathematics

o1-preview

Claude 3 Opus

60

o1-preview

93

61
AIME 2023
94
63
AIME 2024
96
62
AIME 2025
95
57
HMMT Feb 2023
90
59
HMMT Feb 2024
92
58
HMMT Feb 2025
91
60
BRUMO 2025
93

Reasoning

o1-preview

Claude 3 Opus

58

o1-preview

87

59
SimpleQA
88
57
MuSR
86

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or o1-preview?

o1-preview scores higher overall with 71 vs 51, a difference of 20 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3 Opus or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 59.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3 Opus or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in coding with an average score of 86 vs 53.

Which is better for math, Claude 3 Opus or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 60.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3 Opus or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 58.

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