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Claude Opus 4 vs GPT-5.6 Terra

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Terra
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMay 22 2025Jun 26 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
34%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
79.6%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4 shipped 400 days before GPT-5.6 Terra

Which is better: Claude Opus 4 or GPT-5.6 Terra?

Claude Opus 4 and GPT-5.6 Terra don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude Opus 4 shipped 400 days before GPT-5.6 Terra, 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-5.6 Terra 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-5.6 Terra was released by OpenAI on Jun 26 2026.

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