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Claude Opus 4 vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMay 22 2025Nov 8 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
34%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
79.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4 shipped 170 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini

Which is better: Claude Opus 4 or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?

Claude Opus 4 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude Opus 4 shipped 170 days before GPT-5-Codex-Mini, 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 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.

GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 8 2025.

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