Capability
56.1/100
field median 58.1
#96 of 232 ranked models
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking
Released November 2025 — see all recent releases
Decision reading
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking scores 56.1 out of 100 and ranks #96 of 232. This profile shows 1 source-displayable benchmark rows; its strongest eligible category is Coding at #41. No comparable first-party API price is published in the catalog.
Data as of September 4, 2026 · How the score is built
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Strongest published evidence
Coding ranks #41. Particularly well-suited for software development and code generation tasks.
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1 published rows leave some tracked benchmark slots empty. No comparable first-party API token rate is published.
Decision snapshot
Each value carries a field reference instead of floating alone. Markers compare this model with the current ranked and priced catalog; they are not absolute quality thresholds.
Price
Not listed
input median $1
No comparable first-party hosted token rate
Speed
Not measured
field median 92 tok/s
Time to first token not measured
Context
200Ktokens
field median 256,000
Reported for this model; direct source link not stored
Capability shape
Each axis shows percentile within that category’s eligible cohort. The comparison outline is the median of the six nearest public-score peers; a collapsed vertex means the category is not rank-eligible.
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking category percentile values
- AgenticNot eligible
- Coding78th percentile
- ReasoningNot eligible
- KnowledgeNot eligible
- MathNot eligible
- MultilingualNot eligible
- MultimodalNot eligible
- Instruction followingNot eligible
The dashed outline is median of 6 nearest peers.
Eligible category ranks
- AgenticNot ranked
- Coding#41/183
- ReasoningNot ranked
- KnowledgeNot ranked
- MathNot ranked
- MultilingualNot ranked
- MultimodalNot ranked
- Inst. FollowingNot ranked
Top decileTop quartileMid-fieldNot eligible
How much of this is verified
Coverage is split by category so a strong number never hides a thin evidence base. Verified means the row is tied to a published source; provisional rows remain visible but separate.
- AgenticNot measured
- Coding1/1 verified
- ReasoningNot measured
- KnowledgeNot measured
- MathNot measured
- MultilingualNot measured
- MultimodalNot measured
- Inst. FollowingNot measured
Verified sourceProvisionalNot measured
Spec sheet
Each documented value carries its source. Missing fields stay visible as not sourced or not published, rather than disappearing from the page.
- API model ID
- Not published
- Context window
- 200K
- Maximum output
- Not sourced yet
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not sourced yet
- Input modalities
- Not sourced yet
- Output modalities
- Not sourced yet
- Parameters
- Not disclosed by the provider
- Availability
- Not sourced yet
- Cloud regions
- Not tracked yet
- Lifecycle
- Established
- API capabilities
- Tool calling, structured outputs, and batch support are not tracked yet
- Prompt caching
- Not documented in the pricing record
- Self-host
- Weights are not published
- Rate limits
- Not tracked yet
Category score record
Scores and ranks appear only where published evidence can be displayed. The table keeps the score, weight, cohort, and evidence state together.
| Category | Score | Rank | Percentile | Weight | Benchmarks | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgenticWeight 22%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 22% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| CodingRank #41 of 183Percentile 78thWeight 20%1 benchmarkVerified | 55.2 | #41 of 183 | 78th | 20% | 1 benchmark | Verified |
| ReasoningWeight 17%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 17% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| KnowledgeWeight 12%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 12% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MathWeight 5%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultilingualWeight 7%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 7% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| MultimodalWeight 12%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 12% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
| Inst. FollowingWeight 5%0 benchmarksNot measured | Not measured | Not ranked | Not available | 5% | 0 benchmarks | Not measured |
Benchmark ledger
Coding opens by default. The marker compares each value with the best source-verified result in the catalog; provisional leaders do not set the reference. Expand the remaining categories for every published row.
Coding1 row
| Benchmark | Score | Versus best verified row | Gap | Weight | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe Code BenchVibe Code Bench v1.1 | Score20.63% | Versus best verified row Best verified: Claude Opus 4.7 · 71.00% | Gap50.4 behind | WeightDisplay only | Benchmark exact |
Lineage
The sequence follows explicit supersedes links. A successor's displayed score stays at least 0.1 points above its predecessor; raw benchmark rows do not move. Scores and prices remain blank when the corresponding public row or first-party rate is unavailable.
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Claude Opus 4.5 ThinkingScore 56.1 · Price not listed
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How to read this profile
The visual layer above carries the decisions. These notes preserve the model, ranking, coverage, and family context behind the numbers.
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking ranks #96 of 232 on the public leaderboard with a score of 56.09/100. It does not yet have enough sourced coverage for a verified position.
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking is a proprietary model with a 200K context window. It uses an explicit reasoning mode, which can improve complex problem solving while adding latency and token use.
Tracked from Vals.ai Vibe Code Bench v1.1 exact leaderboard data. Kept unranked until broader benchmark coverage is available.
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking sits in the Claude Opus 4.5 family with Claude Opus 4.5. 1 of 422 tracked benchmark slots currently have displayable evidence. Missing categories stay blank.
Its strongest eligible category is Coding at #41. particularly well-suited for software development and code generation tasks.
Frequently asked questions
How does Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking perform overall in AI benchmarks?
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking ranks #96 out of 232 models on the public BenchAlign leaderboard, with a score of 56.09/100. Its evidence status is Estimated, and this profile shows 1 source-displayable benchmark row. The label describes evidence depth, not a provider quality claim; inspect category rows before choosing a workload.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking good for coding and programming?
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking ranks #41 out of 183 eligible models for coding and programming, with a public category score of 55.2/100. Higher-ranked alternatives are available for workloads where this category decides the choice. Check the underlying rows before treating the aggregate as a workload guarantee.
Which sibling models are related to Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking?
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking belongs to the Claude Opus 4.5 family. Related tracked variants include Claude Opus 4.5. A sibling link indicates shared lineage or a documented configuration relationship; it does not mean the variants have identical pricing, context limits, benchmark evidence, or deployment behavior. Compare before switching.
Does Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking have full benchmark coverage on BenchLM?
No. Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking currently has 15 source-displayable rows across 422 tracked benchmark slots. The profile exposes published, non-generated evidence and leaves missing categories blank until an exact evaluation is available. Coverage describes how much was measured; it is not a penalty added to an individual benchmark result.
What is the context window size of Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking?
Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking has a reported context window of 200K in the exact-model catalog record. The value stays visible, but the profile marks its source link as unavailable instead of presenting it as directly documented. Maximum output length remains separate because providers often publish a different limit.
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Last updated September 4, 2026. Runtime fields remain blank until a sourced snapshot exists.
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