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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6

4 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Overview
CompanyAnthropicAnthropic
Release dateMay 28 2026Feb 17 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
69.2%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
79.6%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
74.6%
Multi-step tool use
MCP Atlas
69.5%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
49.8%Best
33.2%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
57.9%
Abstract reasoning
ARC-AGI-2
58.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
89.9%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
83.4%Best
72.5%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
53.9%Best
51%
Knowledge work
GDPval-AA
1890Best
1676
Chart reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning
72.4%
Multimodal reasoning
MMMU-Pro
74.5%
Spatial reasoning
Blueprint-Bench 2
6.7%
Long context
MRCR v2 (8-needle) · 128k average
84.9%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.6 shipped 100 days before Claude Opus 4.8

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.8 or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Opus 4.8 leads Claude Sonnet 4.6 on 4 of the 4 benchmarks they both report (Humanity's Last Exam, OSWorld-Verified, Finance Agent v2, GDPval-AA). Claude Sonnet 4.6 shipped 100 days before Claude Opus 4.8, 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 Humanity's Last Exam · no tools, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 49.8% vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 33.2%. On OSWorld-Verified, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 83.4% vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 72.5%. On Finance Agent v2, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 53.9% vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 51%. On GDPval-AA, Claude Opus 4.8 leads at 1890 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 1676.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.8 released?
Claude Opus 4.8 was released by Anthropic on May 28 2026.
When was Claude Sonnet 4.6 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 17 2026.
Which scores higher on Humanity's Last Exam, Claude Opus 4.8 or Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Claude Opus 4.8 leads on Humanity's Last Exam · no tools — Claude Opus 4.8 49.8% vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 33.2%.

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