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Claude Opus 4.5 vs gpt-oss-120b

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 vs OpenAI gpt-oss-120b — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateNov 24 2025Aug 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapgpt-oss-120b shipped 111 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or gpt-oss-120b?

Claude Opus 4.5 and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. gpt-oss-120b shipped 111 days before Claude Opus 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Opus 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.5 and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.5 released?
Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.
When was gpt-oss-120b released?
gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or gpt-oss-120b open source?
gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model released by OpenAI. Claude Opus 4.5 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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