Claude Opus 4.5 vs MiniCPM5-1B
Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Claude Opus 4.5 leads for most workloads.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Claude Opus 4.5
72
MiniCPM5-1B
36
Verified leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.5 #19 · MiniCPM5-1B unranked
Pick Claude Opus 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniCPM5-1B only becomes the better choice if you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | Δ | MiniCPM5-1B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 57.5 | ← 24.4 | 33.1 |
| Knowledge | 58.5 | ← 14.4 | 44.1 |
| Inst. Following | 69.5 | ← 11.0 | 58.5 |
| Agentic | 62.6 | — | — |
| Coding | 66.0 | — | — |
| Reasoning | 64.4 | — | — |
| Multilingual | 85.7 | — | — |
| Multimodal | 69.9 | — | — |
Operational Comparison
Claude Opus 4.5
MiniCPM5-1B
$5 / $25
N/A
46 t/s
N/A
1.01s
N/A
200K
131K
Quick Verdict
Pick Claude Opus 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniCPM5-1B only becomes the better choice if you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.
Claude Opus 4.5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 72 to 36. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude Opus 4.5's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 57.5 against 33.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HMMT Feb 2026, 85.3% to 25.8%.
MiniCPM5-1B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Claude Opus 4.5 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Claude Opus 4.5 gives you the larger context window at 200K, compared with 131K for MiniCPM5-1B.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.5 or MiniCPM5-1B?
Claude Opus 4.5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 72 to 36. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HMMT Feb 2026, where the scores are 85.3% and 25.8%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Opus 4.5 or MiniCPM5-1B?
Claude Opus 4.5 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 58.5 versus 44.1. Inside this category, SuperGPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, Claude Opus 4.5 or MiniCPM5-1B?
Claude Opus 4.5 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 57.5 versus 33.1. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2026 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for instruction following, Claude Opus 4.5 or MiniCPM5-1B?
Claude Opus 4.5 has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 69.5 versus 58.5. Inside this category, IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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