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Claude 2.1 vs GPT-5

Anthropic Claude 2.1 vs OpenAI GPT-5 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2.1
OpenAI
GPT-5
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateNov 21 2023Aug 7 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2.1 shipped 625 days before GPT-5

Which is better: Claude 2.1 or GPT-5?

Claude 2.1 and GPT-5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2.1 shipped 625 days before GPT-5, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 2.1 released?
Claude 2.1 was released by Anthropic on Nov 21 2023.
When was GPT-5 released?
GPT-5 was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.

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