Data points: 61
Model compare
The readout for Claude 2.1 and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
61 data points
Includes 7 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude 2.1 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude 2.1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 3 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | No data | 400K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | No data | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Claude 2.1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Released | No data | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude 2.1 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude 2.1
Claude 2.1 does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude 2.1
36
Avg. score
GPT-5
52
GPT-5
GPT-5 leads by 15.0
GPT-5 leads by 16.5
GPT-5
GPT-5 leads by 23.3
No data
No data
GPT-5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude 2.1
49.5%
Rank #120/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
31.9%
Rank #184/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner67.3%
Rank #120/187 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
4.2%
Rank #153/186 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner5.4%
Rank #131/186 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
19.5%
Rank #104/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
18.4%
Rank #177/184 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner38.8%
Rank #82/184 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
3.3%
Rank #62/68 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner36.7%
Rank #35/68 · confidence 4
Claude 2.1
37.4%
Rank #72/72 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner86.1%
Rank #42/72 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude 2.1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude 2.1 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude 2.1 claude-2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $8.00/M/$24.00/M | GPT-5 openai/gpt-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M |
0 tests | Claude 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude 2.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude 2.1 claude-2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude 2.1 claude-2.1 speed / latency No data input / output $9.60/M/$28.80/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0.438/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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