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Claude 2.1 vs GPT-5.4-Pro

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Anthropic
Claude 2.1
OpenAI
GPT-5.4-Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateNov 21 2023Mar 5 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
94.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2.1 shipped 835 days before GPT-5.4-Pro

Which is better: Claude 2.1 or GPT-5.4-Pro?

GPT-5.4-Pro leads Claude 2.1 on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 2.1 shipped 835 days before GPT-5.4-Pro, 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-5.4-Pro released?
GPT-5.4-Pro was released by OpenAI on Mar 5 2026.

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