Model comparison
Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Claude Opus 5
Head-to-head evidence from 7 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking #193 (Supported); Claude Opus 5 #1 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Claude Opus 5 share 7 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking; 72 to Claude Opus 5.
Updated July 24, 2026- Shared results
- 7
- Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking only
- 2
- Claude Opus 5 only
- 72
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Claude Opus 5 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 7 shared benchmark results across 4 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.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Δ | Claude Opus 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 590.8 |
| Coding | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 589.5 |
| Reasoning | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 590.4 |
| Knowledge | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 564.7 |
| Multimodal | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 566.9 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus ThinkingNot available | Claude Opus 5$5 input / $25 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking29 tok/s | Claude Opus 5Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking15.00 s | Claude Opus 5Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking200K | Claude Opus 5Not available | A complete context comparison is not available. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic25 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 71.4% | — | Not comparable |
| FrontierBench v0.1Source | — | 43.3% | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | — | 90.8% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/ toolsSource | — | 64.7% | Not comparable |
| DeepSearchQASource | — | 95.0% | Not comparable |
| DRACOSource | — | 88.6% | Not comparable |
| BrowseComp (10-agent, prerelease)Source | — | 93.6% | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | — | 70.6% | Not comparable |
| MCP AtlasSource | — | 85.8% | Not comparable |
| MCP-Atlas claim coverageSource | — | 89.1% | Not comparable |
| LAB all-pass (Anthropic harness)Source | — | 23.58% | Not comparable |
| LAB criterion-pass (Anthropic harness)Source | — | 93.74% | Not comparable |
| LAB all-pass (Harvey held-out)Source | — | 11.7% | Not comparable |
| LAB criterion-pass (Harvey held-out)Source | — | 94.1% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 1861 | Not comparable |
| Toolathlon-VerifiedSource | — | 80.6% | Not comparable |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass@3Source | — | 87.0% | Not comparable |
| Toolathlon Verified Pass³Source | — | 73.1% | Not comparable |
| Toolathlon Verified avg. turnsSource | — | 23.5 turns | Not comparable |
| AutomationBenchSource | — | 26.0% | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | — | 55.3% | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | — | 68.0% | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | — | 30.3% | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | — | 1720 | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | — | 89.1% | Not comparable |
Coding12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-SciCodeSource | 40.9% | 55.7% | Claude Opus 5 leads |
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | — | 96% | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | — | 79.2% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | — | 89.5% | Not comparable |
| SWE MultimodalSource | — | 59.4% | Not comparable |
| deepSweSource | — | 68.8% | Not comparable |
| FrontierCode 1.1 MainSource | — | 53.4% | Not comparable |
| FrontierCode 1.1 ExtendedSource | — | 63.6% | Not comparable |
| ProgramBench (episode 1)Source | — | 83.0% | Not comparable |
| ProgramBenchSource | — | 93.0% | Not comparable |
| cursorBench32Source | — | 70.0% | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | — | 78.0% | Not comparable |
Reasoning5 benchmarks
Knowledge21 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 33.7% | 60.7% | Claude Opus 5 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 80.9% | 93.2% | Claude Opus 5 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 11.9% | 52.6% | Claude Opus 5 leads |
| HLESource | — | 64.7% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 56.3% | Not comparable |
| HealthBench (raw)Source | — | 67.1% | Not comparable |
| HealthBench (length-adjusted)Source | — | 57.8% | Not comparable |
| HealthBench ProfessionalSource | — | 59.8% | Not comparable |
| HealthBench Professional (raw)Source | — | 73.4% | Not comparable |
| BioMysteryBench (human-solvable)Source | — | 90.1% | Not comparable |
| BioMysteryBench (human-difficult)Source | — | 49.4% | Not comparable |
| SpatialBench VerifiedSource | — | 72.5% | Not comparable |
| SingleCellBenchSource | — | 60.6% | Not comparable |
| ProteinGym HardSource | — | 47.7% | Not comparable |
| Protein DesignSource | — | 42.5% | Not comparable |
| Organic chemistry V2Source | — | 61.6% | Not comparable |
| Protocols (troubleshooting)Source | — | 61.1% | Not comparable |
| Protocols (understanding)Source | — | 78.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | 31.3% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 54.2% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 50.1% | Not comparable |
Math5 benchmarks
Multilingual3 benchmarks
Multimodal9 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 67.9% | 84.7% | Claude Opus 5 leads |
| Chartography (no tools)Source | — | 29.6% | Not comparable |
| Chartography (tools)Source | — | 83.0% | Not comparable |
| BenchCAD Vision2Code (no tools)Source | — | 0.366 | Not comparable |
| BenchCAD Vision2Code (tools)Source | — | 0.821 | Not comparable |
| GDP.pdf (no tools)Source | — | 83.4% | Not comparable |
| GDP.pdf (tools)Source | — | 85.5% | Not comparable |
| OfficeQASource | — | 78.1% | Not comparable |
| OfficeQA ProSource | — | 66.9% | Not comparable |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking | Claude Opus 5 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 55.4% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking and Claude Opus 5 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 4.1 Opus Thinking and Claude Opus 5 today?
Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking: Pricing unavailable Claude Opus 5: $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.