Claude 1 vs o4-mini
Anthropic Claude 1 | OpenAI o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Release date | Mar 14 2023 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 8% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Claude 1 shipped 764 days before o4-mini | |
Which is better: Claude 1 or o4-mini?
Claude 1 and o4-mini 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 o4-mini, 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 o4-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Claude 1 was released by Anthropic on Mar 14 2023.
o4-mini was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.