# Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) vs Claude Opus 4.8

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Claude Opus 4.8 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-7-adaptive-vs-claude-opus-4-8
- Last updated: October 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 15
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.8 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Opus 4.8 has the higher overall point estimate 69.12 to 67.98. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 53.7 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 91.2 for Claude Opus 4.8.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OfficeQA Pro in Multimodal & Grounded, with scores of 43.6% and 66.2%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 67.98 | 69.12 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 40 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $5.00 / $25.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Claude Opus 4.8
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 59.7 (Supported · #23/123)
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 61.6 (Supported · #20/123)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 79.3% | 84.3% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| MCP Atlas | 77.3% | 82.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78% | 83.4% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| CyberGym | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 18.2% | 20.6% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| JobBench | 45.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | Coming soon | 21.1% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 74.6% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 93.1% | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | Coming soon | 53.9% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 59.9% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 72.97% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 21.1% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 71.9% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 56 (Estimated · #28/146)
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 60.8 (Supported · #19/146)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 87.6% | 88.6% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.3% | 69.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 84.4% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multimodal | Coming soon | 38.4% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 74.6% | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | Coming soon | 62.3% | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | Coming soon | 46.5% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.6% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 32.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 62.9 (#24/28)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 128K-256K | 59.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 75.8% | 72.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | 1.5% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 92.50% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Claude Opus 4.8
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 53.7 (#46/54)
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 91.2 (#5/54)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 43.6% | 66.2% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| CharXiv | 91% | 89.9% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 82.1% | 80.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 65.5 (Estimated · #31/177)
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 70.7 (Supported · #14/177)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 94.2% | 93.6% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| GPQA-D | 94.2% | 93.6% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| HLE | 54.7% | 57.9% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| HLE w/o tools | 46.9% | 49.8% | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 87.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 75.4 (#61/127)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.8 public-lane score: 65.7 (#2/7)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Claude Opus 4.8 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 43.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| USAMO 2026 | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 47.241% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 31.250% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Claude Opus 4.8?

Claude Opus 4.8 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Claude Opus 4.8?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 53.7 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 91.2 for Claude Opus 4.8.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) cover on BenchLM?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Opus 4.8 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Opus 4.8 currently has 40 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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