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Claude Opus 4.7 vs o3

Updated October 13, 2026. Rank says Claude Opus 4.7 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

Claude Opus 4.7 has the higher public point estimate, 65.18 versus 45.41. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 1 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
Anthropic logo

Anthropic

65.18/100

Estimated · Public rank #33

Conditional range 55.5–74.9

Model B
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OpenAI

45.41/100

Supported · Public rank #115

90% interval 39.2–51.6

Shared results
1
Claude Opus 4.7 only
14
o3 only
0
Like-for-like categories
0 / 8
Estimated: Claude Opus 4.7 · Supported: o3. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    Claude Opus 4.7

    Claude Opus 4.7 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    o3

    o3 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    o3

    o3 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    Not enough matched evidence

    O3 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

    Confidence: limited
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    O3 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic, so no winner is named for agentic.

    Confidence: limited
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Not enough matched evidence

    The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. o3 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Opus 4.7 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. o3 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

55.6Claude Opus 4.7—o3

Not comparable · BenchAlign v5.8

The coding row is not comparable on the public lane: at least one model is not measured or not ranked there.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

1 category rests on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Math

    Normalized gap 36.8
    Claude Opus 4.7:70.175%
    o3:33.333%
Bars run 0–100 on each benchmark’s normalized display scale

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Knowledge

Directional only
Claude Opus 4.7
65.3
Estimated · #30/181
o3
48.5
Estimated · #86/181
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 2 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Agentic

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
54.0
Supported · #40/124
o3
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 5 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Coding

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
55.6
Supported · #30/149
o3
Not ranked
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 0 public rows
Reading
Not comparable

Reasoning

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
Not ranked
o3
77.2
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
Not ranked
o3
67.8
Unranked · 1 rankable row
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
Not ranked
o3
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Instruction following

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
Not ranked
o3
87.4
#37/128
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
Claude Opus 4.7
72.9
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
o3
48.5
Unranked · 1 rankable row
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7
$0.0175
Fits in one request
o3
$0.006
Fits in one request

o3 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7
$0.325
Fits in one request
o3
$0.124
Fits in one request

o3 has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

Claude Opus 4.7
$1.35
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
o3
$0.52
Does not fit in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate

o3 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Opus 4.7 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. o3 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

Claude Opus 4.7

o3

200K

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

Claude Opus 4.7

Not published

o3

Not published

Reasoning profile

Claude Opus 4.7

Non-Reasoning

o3

Reasoning

Weight access

Claude Opus 4.7

Proprietary

o3

Proprietary

License

Claude Opus 4.7

Proprietary

o3

Proprietary

Release date

Claude Opus 4.7

2026-04-16

o3

2025-04-16

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
Claude Opus 4.7 has the higher public point estimate, 65.18 versus 45.41. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.325 vs $0.124. Cache-heavy agent loop: $1.35 vs $0.52.
Context tradeoff
Claude Opus 4.7 has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.7 or o3?

Claude Opus 4.7 has the higher public point estimate, 65.18 versus 45.41. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.7 or o3?

O3 is not ranked on the public lane for coding, so no winner is named for coding.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Claude Opus 4.7 or o3?

O3 is not ranked on the public lane for agentic tasks, so no winner is named for agentic tasks.

Which costs less, Claude Opus 4.7 or o3?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0175 on Claude Opus 4.7 and $0.006 on o3; repository review costs $0.325 and $0.124; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $1.35 and $0.52. o3 does not fit this workload in one request. Claude Opus 4.7 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. o3 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.7 or o3?

Claude Opus 4.7 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 200K.

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence15 rows

Agentic

  • Gert Labs

    Claude Opus 4.765.59%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • ResearchClawBench

    Claude Opus 4.720.7%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld 2.0

    Claude Opus 4.713.9%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.768.5%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • ApprenticeBench

    Claude Opus 4.77%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • Vibe Code Bench

    Claude Opus 4.771.00%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • React Native Evals

    Claude Opus 4.782.8%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierCode 1.1 Main

    Claude Opus 4.738.5%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • LiveCodeBench (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.785.1%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.782.0%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • PostTrainBench v1.1

    Claude Opus 4.728.6%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA Diamond (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.790.2%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMLU-Pro (Vals)

    Claude Opus 4.789.9%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Shared source
    Claude Opus 4.770.175%
    o333.333%

    Claude Opus 4.7 leads this result

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    Claude Opus 4.731.707%
    Source
    o3—

    Not directly comparable

15 public results · 1 shared

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Last updated October 13, 2026