# Best Anthropic Models (2026)

> All Anthropic Claude models ranked by benchmark performance.

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/best/anthropic-models

Last updated: September 10, 2026

## Rankings

| Rank | Model | Creator | Type | Context | Score |
|------|-------|---------|------|---------|-------|
| 1 | [Claude Fable 5.1](/models/claude-fable-5-1) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 84.61 |
| 2 | [Claude Opus 5](/models/claude-opus-5) | Anthropic | Proprietary | null | 81.97 |
| 3 | [Claude Fable 5](/models/claude-fable) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M+ | 81.43 |
| 4 | [Claude Opus 4.8](/models/claude-opus-4-8) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 72.22 |
| 5 | [Claude Opus 4.7](/models/claude-opus-4-7) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 70.29 |
| 6 | [Claude Sonnet 5](/models/claude-sonnet-5) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 69.84 |
| 7 | [Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)](/models/claude-opus-4-7-adaptive) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 69.1 |
| 8 | [Claude Opus 4.6](/models/claude-opus-4-6) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 69 |
| 9 | [Claude Sonnet 4.6](/models/claude-sonnet-4-6) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 62.96 |
| 10 | [Claude Opus 4.6 (Adaptive)](/models/claude-opus-4-6-thinking) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 1M | 61.85 |
| 11 | [Claude Opus 4.5](/models/claude-opus-4-5) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 58.41 |
| 12 | [Claude Sonnet 4.5](/models/claude-sonnet-4-5) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 53.82 |
| 13 | [Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking](/models/claude-opus-4-5-thinking) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 52.86 |
| 14 | [Claude Haiku 4.5](/models/claude-haiku-4-5) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 52.79 |
| 15 | [Claude 4.1 Opus](/models/claude-4-1-opus) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 42.02 |
| 16 | [Claude 4 Sonnet](/models/claude-4-sonnet) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 39.41 |
| 17 | [Claude 3 Opus](/models/claude-3-opus) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 35.42 |
| 18 | [Claude 3.5 Sonnet](/models/claude-3-5-sonnet) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 31.96 |
| 19 | [Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking](/models/claude-4-1-opus-thinking) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 31.61 |
| 20 | [Claude 3 Haiku](/models/claude-3-haiku) | Anthropic | Proprietary | 200K | 17.55 |

## Key Takeaways

- Top model: [Claude Fable 5.1](/models/claude-fable-5-1) with a score of 84.61
- Models included: 20

## Compare the Leaders

- [Claude Fable 5.1 vs Claude Opus 5](/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-claude-opus-5)