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Claude 3 Opus vs GPT-4

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
OpenAI
GPT-4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Mar 14 2023
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 356 days before Claude 3 Opus

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or GPT-4?

Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4 shipped 356 days before Claude 3 Opus, 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 3 Opus and GPT-4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.

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