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Claude Opus 4.5 vs LLaMA 4 Scout

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Meta
LLaMA 4 Scout
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateNov 24 2025Apr 5 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
90%Best
19%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 4 Scout shipped 233 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or LLaMA 4 Scout?

Claude Opus 4.5 leads LLaMA 4 Scout on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). LLaMA 4 Scout shipped 233 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary, while LLaMA 4 Scout is open weight.

On BullshitBench v2, Claude Opus 4.5 leads at 90% vs LLaMA 4 Scout at 19%.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.

LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.

Claude Opus 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. LLaMA 4 Scout is an open weight model released by Meta.

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