Claude 4.1 Opus vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4.1 Opus wins overall with a score of 61 vs 32 (29 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

Nova Pro

38.8

76
MMLU
41
76
GPQA
40
74
SuperGPQA
38
72
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

Nova Pro

33

68
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

Nova Pro

40

76
AIME 2023
41
78
AIME 2024
43
77
AIME 2025
42
72
HMMT Feb 2023
37
74
HMMT Feb 2024
39
73
HMMT Feb 2025
38
75
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

Nova Pro

38

74
SimpleQA
39
72
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or Nova Pro?

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 32, a difference of 29 points across all benchmarks.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 38.8.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 33.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 40.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 38.