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Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.1

2 vs 1 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.7
OpenAI
GPT-5.1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateApr 16 2026Nov 12 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
94.2%
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
87.6%
76.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
76%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.1 shipped 155 days before Claude Opus 4.7

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.1?

Claude Opus 4.7 leads GPT-5.1 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). GPT-5.1 shipped 155 days before Claude Opus 4.7, 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 GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.7 scores 94.2%, 6.1 points above GPT-5.1 at 88.1%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.7 scores 87.6%, 11.3 points above GPT-5.1 at 76.3%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.7 released?
Claude Opus 4.7 was released by Anthropic on Apr 16 2026.
When was GPT-5.1 released?
GPT-5.1 was released by OpenAI on Nov 12 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.1?
Claude Opus 4.7 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Opus 4.7 94.2% vs GPT-5.1 88.1%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.1?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Opus 4.7 leads — Claude Opus 4.7 scores 87.6% and GPT-5.1 scores 76.3%.

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