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CompareLLM Intelligence Desk·Jul 24, 2026

Claude vs GPT benchmark: this hub always remaps to the current Elo leaders

Not a frozen 2025 article. Today that is usually Opus 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol. Dated cells, not a brand fight.

Search intent: claude vs gpt benchmark

Evaluated Models (8):
Claude Opus 5Anthropic
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic
GPT-5OpenAI
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic
Claude 3 OpusAnthropic
Claude Opus 4Anthropic
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Verified Benchmark Scorecard8 Models Evaluated

Claude Opus 5 & Frontier Peer Benchmark Comparison

Live benchmark scores, throughput speeds, and token pricing with dynamic peer comparison.

LMSYS Arena Elo1,624Claude Opus 5
SWE-bench Verified79.2%Coding resolve %
Throughput Speed72 tok/sGeneration rate
Output Price / 1M$25.00List rate
Interactive Model Comparison:8 models selected
Claude Opus 5ArticleGPT-5.6 SolArticleClaude Opus 4.5ArticleClaude Opus 4.6ArticleGPT-5ArticleClaude Opus 4.8ArticleClaude 3 OpusArticleClaude Opus 4Article
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
1,624
GPT-5.6 Sol
1,608
Claude Opus 4.5
1,568
Claude Opus 4.6
1,574
GPT-5
1,558
Claude Opus 4.8
1,598
Claude 3 Opus
1,248
Claude Opus 4
1,490
Coding EloProgramming preference
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
1,618
GPT-5.6 Sol
1,602
Claude Opus 4.5
1,574
Claude Opus 4.6
1,570
GPT-5
1,540
Claude Opus 4.8
1,604
Claude 3 Opus
—
Claude Opus 4
1,502
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
79.2%
GPT-5.6 Sol
77.6%
Claude Opus 4.5
76.8%
Claude Opus 4.6
75.9%
GPT-5
68.4%
Claude Opus 4.8
78.4%
Claude 3 Opus
38.4%
Claude Opus 4
72.5%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
87.1%
GPT-5.6 Sol
86.8%
Claude Opus 4.5
84.1%
Claude Opus 4.6
84.8%
GPT-5
85.2%
Claude Opus 4.8
86.2%
Claude 3 Opus
50.4%
Claude Opus 4
80.4%
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
74.8%
GPT-5.6 Sol
73.9%
Claude Opus 4.5
71.2%
Claude Opus 4.6
72%
GPT-5
69.8%
Claude Opus 4.8
73.6%
Claude 3 Opus
46.2%
Claude Opus 4
66.8%
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
speed
Claude Opus 5
72 tok/s
GPT-5.6 SolBest
84 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.5
62 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.6
64 tok/s
GPT-5
78 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.8
66 tok/s
Claude 3 Opus
48 tok/s
Claude Opus 4
58 tok/s
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
speed
Claude Opus 5
310 ms
GPT-5.6 SolBest
270 ms
Claude Opus 4.5
380 ms
Claude Opus 4.6
360 ms
GPT-5
290 ms
Claude Opus 4.8
330 ms
Claude 3 Opus
420 ms
Claude Opus 4
390 ms
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
price
Claude Opus 5
$25/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol
$30/1M
Claude Opus 4.5
$75/1M
Claude Opus 4.6
$75/1M
GPT-5Best
$20/1M
Claude Opus 4.8
$25/1M
Claude 3 Opus
$75/1M
Claude Opus 4
$75/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
price
Claude Opus 5Best
$5/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol
$5/1M
Claude Opus 4.5
$15/1M
Claude Opus 4.6
$15/1M
GPT-5
$5/1M
Claude Opus 4.8
$5/1M
Claude 3 Opus
$15/1M
Claude Opus 4
$15/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
capacity
Claude Opus 5Best
1M
GPT-5.6 Sol
1M
Claude Opus 4.5
200k
Claude Opus 4.6
200k
GPT-5
400k
Claude Opus 4.8
1M
Claude 3 Opus
200k
Claude Opus 4
200k
Benchmark / Metric
Claude Opus 5Anthropic · Article Model
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic · Article Model
GPT-5OpenAI · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic · Article Model
Claude 3 OpusAnthropic · Article Model
Claude Opus 4Anthropic · Article Model
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
1,624Top
1,608
1,568
1,574
1,558
1,598
1,248
1,490
Coding EloProgramming preference
1,618Top
1,602
1,574
1,570
1,540
1,604
—
1,502
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
79.2%Top
77.6%
76.8%
75.9%
68.4%
78.4%
38.4%
72.5%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
87.1%Top
86.8%
84.1%
84.8%
85.2%
86.2%
50.4%
80.4%
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
74.8%Top
73.9%
71.2%
72%
69.8%
73.6%
46.2%
66.8%
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
72 tok/s
84 tok/sTop
62 tok/s
64 tok/s
78 tok/s
66 tok/s
48 tok/s
58 tok/s
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
310 ms
270 msTop
380 ms
360 ms
290 ms
330 ms
420 ms
390 ms
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
$25/1M
$30/1M
$75/1M
$75/1M
$20/1MTop
$25/1M
$75/1M
$75/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
$5/1MTop
$5/1M
$15/1M
$15/1M
$5/1M
$5/1M
$15/1M
$15/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
1MTop
1M
200k
200k
400k
1M
200k
200k
Executive Key Takeaway
Not a frozen 2025 article. Today that is usually Opus 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol. Dated cells, not a brand fight.

“Claude vs GPT benchmark” is the head query we can actually win. The /best/claude-vs-gpt-benchmark hub always remaps to the current top Anthropic Elo row versus the current top OpenAI Elo row. After Jul 24 that is usually Opus 5 vs Sol. If a newer SKU takes the Elo crown, the hub moves. That is the opposite of a doorway page that only swaps a year in the title.

What the hub is not

It is not a personality contest, not a tokenizer review, and not a claim we ran 25k evals. Open the live pair for SWE-bench, TTFT, and list price. Elo is crowd taste — /guides/what-is-elo.

Empirical Evaluation & Architectural Analysis

Standardized telemetry recorded in the verified CompareLLM Leaderboards captures distinct architectural priorities between Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol. While blind human pairwise preference testing reflects instruction compliance and reasoning depth, domain-specific suites such as SWE-bench Verified and GPQA Diamond highlight coding execution and advanced STEM reasoning. For the live pairwise breakdown with historical trendlines, reference the interactive scorecard above or visit the Claude Opus 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol Showdown.

How news and the pair stay different

This dispatch explains the remapping rule. The pair page holds the numbers. We will not duplicate the full table here on purpose — that would be scaled near-duplicates.

Strategic Deployment Recommendation

  • Production Workloads: For enterprise workloads requiring strict reliability, cross-reference Top Coding LLMs and Cheapest High-Quality LLMs.
  • Direct Pair Comparison: Explore the live pairwise breakdown at /best/claude-vs-gpt-benchmark.
  • Architectural Stacks: Recommended architectural configurations can be evaluated on the CompareLLM Stack Engine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an CompareLLM lab test score? No. Linked model dossiers and compare showdowns reflect dated snapshots gathered from named public evaluation benchmarks. Seed catalog entries remain transparently timestamped until daily ingest updates them.

Where can I see live comparisons for this model? View the showdown at /best/claude-vs-gpt-benchmark.

What primary search query does this briefing answer? claude vs gpt benchmark.

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Head-to-Head Showdowns for Mentioned Models

Featured Article ShowdownClaude Opus 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol
Compare Benchmarks
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 5 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 5 vs GPT-4o
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-4o
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-4o
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
Benchmark MatchupGPT-5 vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-4o
Benchmark MatchupClaude 3 Opus vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude 3 Opus vs GPT-4o
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4 vs GPT-4o

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