Claude 4.1 Opus vs GPT-5.2

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5.2 wins overall with a score of 83 vs 61 (22 point difference).GPT-5.2 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5.2

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

GPT-5.2

96

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

Coding

GPT-5.2

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

GPT-5.2

91

68
HumanEval
91

Mathematics

GPT-5.2

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

GPT-5.2

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

GPT-5.2

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

GPT-5.2

94

74
SimpleQA
95
72
MuSR
93

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 scores higher overall with 83 vs 61, a difference of 22 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 74.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads in coding with an average score of 91 vs 68.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 75.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 73.