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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.7

Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Claude Opus 4.6

92

VS

Claude Opus 4.7

93

1 categoriesvs2 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.6 #3 · Claude Opus 4.7 #2

Pick Claude Opus 4.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude Opus 4.6 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

Claude Opus 4.7
72.6vs74.9

+2.3 difference

Coding

Claude Opus 4.7
64.4vs72.9

+8.5 difference

Knowledge

Claude Opus 4.6
76.2vs68.2

+8.0 difference

Operational Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.7

Price (per 1M tokens)

$5 / $25

$5 / $25

Speed

40 t/s

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

1.78s

N/A

Context Window

1M

1M

Quick Verdict

Pick Claude Opus 4.7 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude Opus 4.6 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.

Claude Opus 4.7 finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 93 to 92. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

Claude Opus 4.7's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 72.9 against 64.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 53.4% to 64.3%. Claude Opus 4.6 does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.7?

Claude Opus 4.7 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 93 to 92. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 53.4% and 64.3%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.7?

Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 76.2 versus 68.2. Inside this category, HLE w/o tools is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.7?

Claude Opus 4.7 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 72.9 versus 64.4. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 or Claude Opus 4.7?

Claude Opus 4.7 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 74.9 versus 72.6. Inside this category, OSWorld-Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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