Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Moonshot v1 wins overall with a score of 44 vs 29 (15 point difference).Moonshot v1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Moonshot v1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

38
MMLU
53
37
GPQA
52
35
SuperGPQA
50
33
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Moonshot v1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Moonshot v1

45

30
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Moonshot v1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Moonshot v1

52

38
AIME 2023
53
40
AIME 2024
55
39
AIME 2025
54
34
HMMT Feb 2023
49
36
HMMT Feb 2024
51
35
HMMT Feb 2025
50
37
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Moonshot v1

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Moonshot v1

50

36
SimpleQA
51
34
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 scores higher overall with 44 vs 29, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 50.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in coding with an average score of 45 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in math with an average score of 52 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 50 vs 35.