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Claude 1 vs o3

Anthropic Claude 1 vs OpenAI o3 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 1
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 14 2023Apr 16 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapClaude 1 shipped 764 days before o3

Which is better: Claude 1 or o3?

Claude 1 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 1 shipped 764 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 1 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 1 released?
Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.
When was o3 released?
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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