Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs GPT-5.1

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5.1 wins overall with a score of 76 vs 29 (47 point difference).GPT-5.1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5.1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

GPT-5.1

94

38
MMLU
97
37
GPQA
95
35
SuperGPQA
93
33
OpenBookQA
91

Coding

GPT-5.1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

GPT-5.1

89

30
HumanEval
89

Mathematics

GPT-5.1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

GPT-5.1

97.1

38
AIME 2023
99
40
AIME 2024
99
39
AIME 2025
98
34
HMMT Feb 2023
95
36
HMMT Feb 2024
97
35
HMMT Feb 2025
96
37
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

GPT-5.1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

GPT-5.1

92

36
SimpleQA
93
34
MuSR
91

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 scores higher overall with 76 vs 29, a difference of 47 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 94 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in coding with an average score of 89 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or GPT-5.1?

GPT-5.1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 92 vs 35.