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Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenAI GPT-5-Codex-Mini — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateFeb 5 2026Nov 8 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5-Codex-Mini shipped 89 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?

Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5-Codex-Mini shipped 89 days before Claude Opus 4.6, 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 Opus 4.6 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.6 released?
Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.
When was GPT-5-Codex-Mini released?
GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.

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