Data points: 55
The readout for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Opus 4.1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.1 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 3.
Evidence depth
55 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.1
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Instant 1.2 vs Claude Opus 4.1claude-instant-1-2-vs-claude-opus-4-1 | Model A Claude Instant 1.2 | Model B Claude Opus 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 1 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics 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 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0/M / $0/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Opus 4.1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Opus 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Instant 1.2 Claude Instant 1.2 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers. | Claude Opus 4.1 Claude Opus 4.1 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.1 leads across 55 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from Claude Instant 1.2 vs Claude Opus 4.1 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Cheapest input price, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | Claude Opus 4.1 exposes 200K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Context window | No data | 200K tokens |
| Max output | No data | 32K tokens |
| Released | No data | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | No data | Input ImageTextFile Output Text |
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-01-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | anthropic/claude-opus-4.1 |
| References | No data | No data |
Claude Opus 4.1
claude-opus-4-1-20250805
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
$219.00/M / $1095.00/M
AIGCBAR0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $14.40/M / $43.20/M | Claude Opus 4.1 claude-opus-4-1-20250805 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $27.00/M / $135.00/M |
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IXIOCCAPI0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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KFCV500 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.110/M / $0.329/M | Claude Opus 4.1 claude-opus-4-1-all speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $2.05/M / $10.27/M |
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Last API0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $1.63/M / $1.63/M | Claude Opus 4.1 claude-opus-4-1-all speed / latency No data input / output $15.00/M / $75.00/M |
Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $4.00/M / $4.00/M | Claude Opus 4.1 claude-opus-4-1-20250805 speed / latency No data input / output $60.00/M / $300.00/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
