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Claude 1 vs gpt-oss-120b

Anthropic
Claude 1
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 14 2023Aug 5 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
11%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 875 days before gpt-oss-120b

Which is better: Claude 1 or gpt-oss-120b?

Claude 1 and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 875 days before gpt-oss-120b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 1 is proprietary, while gpt-oss-120b is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.

gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.

Claude 1 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. gpt-oss-120b is an open weight model released by OpenAI.

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