Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Nova Pro wins overall with a score of 32 vs 29 (3 point difference).Nova Pro wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Nova Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Nova Pro

38.8

38
MMLU
41
37
GPQA
40
35
SuperGPQA
38
33
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Nova Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Nova Pro

33

30
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Nova Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Nova Pro

40

38
AIME 2023
41
40
AIME 2024
43
39
AIME 2025
42
34
HMMT Feb 2023
37
36
HMMT Feb 2024
39
35
HMMT Feb 2025
38
37
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Nova Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Nova Pro

38

36
SimpleQA
39
34
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro scores higher overall with 32 vs 29, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 38.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in coding with an average score of 33 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in math with an average score of 40 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Nova Pro?

Nova Pro leads in reasoning with an average score of 38 vs 35.