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Claude Opus 4.1 vs GPT-4o

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
OpenAI
GPT-4o
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateAug 5 2025May 13 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
43%Best
12%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o shipped 449 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or GPT-4o?

Claude Opus 4.1 leads GPT-4o on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). GPT-4o shipped 449 days before Claude Opus 4.1, 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.

On BullshitBench v2, Claude Opus 4.1 leads at 43% vs GPT-4o at 12%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.

GPT-4o was released by OpenAI on May 13 2024.

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