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Claude 4.1 Opus vs Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 61 (19 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 4.1 Opus

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score61

Claude Sonnet 4.6

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context1M
Score80

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

76
MMLU
99
76
GPQA
97
74
SuperGPQA
95
72
OpenBookQA
93

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

68
HumanEval
93

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

76
AIME 2023
99
78
AIME 2024
99
77
AIME 2025
98
72
HMMT Feb 2023
95
74
HMMT Feb 2024
97
73
HMMT Feb 2025
96
75
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

74
SimpleQA
95
72
MuSR
93

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 61, a difference of 19 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 74.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 68.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 75.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 73.

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