Model comparison
Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-OSS 120B
Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verified leaderboard positions: Claude Opus 4.8 #3; GPT-OSS 120B unranked
Evidence parity. Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-OSS 120B share 20 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 33 results are unique to Claude Opus 4.8; 8 to GPT-OSS 120B.
Updated July 12, 2026- Shared results
- 20
- Claude Opus 4.8 only
- 33
- GPT-OSS 120B only
- 8
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-OSS 120B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 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.
Claude Opus 4.8 is priced at $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 120B. Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 120B.
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 4.8 | Δ | GPT-OSS 120B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Claude Opus 4.880.3 | MarginNo overlap | GPT-OSS 120BNot measured |
| Coding | Claude Opus 4.876.4 | MarginNo overlap | GPT-OSS 120BNot measured |
| Knowledge | Claude Opus 4.862.7 | MarginNo overlap | GPT-OSS 120BNot measured |
| Math | Claude Opus 4.853.9 | MarginNo overlap | GPT-OSS 120BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Claude Opus 4.877.0 | MarginNo overlap | GPT-OSS 120BNot measured |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.8 | GPT-OSS 120B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude Opus 4.8$5 input / $25 output | GPT-OSS 120B$0 input / $0 output | GPT-OSS 120B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude Opus 4.8Not available | GPT-OSS 120B262 tok/s | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude Opus 4.8Not available | GPT-OSS 120B0.79 s | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude Opus 4.81M | GPT-OSS 120B128K | Claude Opus 4.8 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic21 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.8 | GPT-OSS 120B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 74.6% | — | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | 84.3% | — | Not comparable |
| DeepSearchQASource | 93.1% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 83.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Finance Agent v2Source | 53.9% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1600 | 795 | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| MCP AtlasSource | 82.2% | — | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | 59.9% | — | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | 72.97% | 29.61% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 47.2% | 13.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| Tau2-TelecomSource | 94.4% | 65.8% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 55.0% | 14.8% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| ResearchClawBenchSource | 21.1% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld 2.0Source | 20.6% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 1354 | — | Not comparable |
| AA AutomationBenchSource | 48.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource | 44.0% | 25.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA Harvey LABSource | 7.5% | 0.0% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 27.6% | — | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 3.1% | Not comparable |
| AA ITBenchSource | — | 5.6% | Not comparable |
Coding14 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.8 | GPT-OSS 120B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench VerifiedSource | 88.6% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE-bench ProSource | 69.2% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultilingualSource | 84.4% | — | Not comparable |
| SWE MultimodalSource | 38.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 74.6% | — | Not comparable |
| cursorBench31Source | 58.4% | — | Not comparable |
| cursorBench32Source | 62.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Coding IndexSource | 74.3% | 30.4% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| Terminal-Bench HardSource | 58.3% | 23.5% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-SciCodeSource | 53.5% | 38.9% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| FrontierCodeSource | 46.5% | — | Not comparable |
| AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source | 84.6% | — | Not comparable |
| React Native EvalsSource | — | 71.6% | Not comparable |
| AA LiveCodeBenchSource | — | 87.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.8 | GPT-OSS 120B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 93.6% | — | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | 93.6% | — | Not comparable |
| HLESource | 57.9% | — | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 49.8% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 55.7% | 23.8% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 92.0% | 78.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 45.7% | 18.5% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 27.4% | -50.0% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 46.6% | 21.5% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 35.9% | 91.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 leads |
| AA Openness IndexSource | — | 38.9% | Not comparable |
| AA MMLU-ProSource | — | 80.8% | Not comparable |
Math4 benchmarks
Multilingual2 benchmarks
Multimodal5 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.8 | GPT-OSS 120B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 62.2% | 69.0% | GPT-OSS 120B leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-OSS 120B 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 4.8 and GPT-OSS 120B today?
Claude Opus 4.8: $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens GPT-OSS 120B: $0.00 input / $0.00 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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