# Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) vs Step 5 Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Step 5 Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-7-adaptive-vs-step-5-preview
- Last updated: September 21, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick Step 5 Preview if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- Step 5 Preview leads overall 72 to 69.52.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 49.7 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 78.5 for Step 5 Preview.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OfficeQA Pro in Multimodal & Grounded, with scores of 43.6% and 60.3%.
- Step 5 Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | StepFun |
| Type | Proprietary | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 69.52 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 22 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $1.00 / $2.70 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 59.9 (Supported · #21/154)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 79.3% | 88.7% | Step 5 Preview |
| MCP Atlas | 77.3% | 85.6% | Step 5 Preview |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 73.1% | 84.7% | Step 5 Preview |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 18.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 45.9% | 59.0% | Step 5 Preview |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 33.30% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 44.0% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.8% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 83.3% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 29.5% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 58.2 (Estimated · #30/156)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 67.7% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 85.0% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 58.9% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 72.7% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 40.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 49.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 78.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 128K-256K | 59.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 75.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 20.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 50.1 (#37/49)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: 61.2 (#28/49)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 43.6% | 60.3% | Step 5 Preview |
| CharXiv | 91% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 76% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 61.3 (Estimated · #33/186)
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 94.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 94.2% | 93.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| HLE | 54.7% | 46.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| HLE w/o tools | 46.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Step 5 Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 43.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Step 5 Preview?

Step 5 Preview is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Step 5 Preview?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 49.7 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 78.5 for Step 5 Preview.

### 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 Step 5 Preview cover on BenchLM?

Step 5 Preview currently has 22 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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