Data points: 47
Model compare
The readout for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Opus 4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
47 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Opus 4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | No data | 200K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 32K tokens |
| Modalities | No data | Input ImageTextFile 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 Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Released | No data | May 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-01-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | anthropic/claude-opus-4 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Opus 4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Instant 1.2
Claude Instant 1.2 does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4 has these operational advantages: 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 Instant 1.2
-
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4
52.7
No data
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4
No data
Claude Opus 4
No data
No data
No data
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M/$225.00/M | Claude Opus 4 claude-4-opus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Claude Opus 4 claude-opus-4-20250514 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $90.00/M/$270.00/M | Claude Opus 4 claude-opus-4-20250514 speed / latency No data input / output $18.00/M |
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingReasoning |
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