Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking vs o3
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Evidence parity. Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and o3 share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking; 3 to o3.
Updated July 14, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking only
- 3
- o3 only
- 3
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and o3 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | Δ | o3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot measured | MarginNo overlap | o314.5 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | o3 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | o3$2 input / $8 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | o3118 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingNot available | o35.38 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking200K | o3200K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | o3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tau2-TelecomSource | 89.5% | 80.7% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge7 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | o3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 40.8% | 30.4% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 86.6% | 82.7% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA-HLESource | 28.4% | 20.0% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 13.3% | -15.3% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 45.7% | 38.4% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 59.8% | 87.1% | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking leads |
| AA MMLU-ProSource | 89.5% | — | Not comparable |
Math3 benchmarks
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | o3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource | 91.3% | — | Not comparable |
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking | o3 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 58.0% | 71.4% | o3 leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and o3 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking and o3 today?
o3: $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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