Data points: 125
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.7, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 1.
Evidence depth
125 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 22 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.7claude-opus-4-6-vs-claude-opus-4-7 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Claude Opus 4.7 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | anthropic/claude-opus-4.7-fast |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 91.4%#5 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 39.6%#6 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 54.5%#6 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 11.41 s#63 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $5.00/M#41 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $25.00/M#47 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 11.41 s#90 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $10.00/M#68 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
BUZZWinner: Tie | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 97 10010010088 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 97 10010010088 |
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 82 6410063100 |
UoCodeWinner: Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 No audit yet | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 91 64100100100 |
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 No audit yet |
Leonhard APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 82 668478100 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 89 848486100 |
Yuan APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
Kunkunout API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 16141ms input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Aitoke15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 35 tok/s / 2753ms input / output No data |
ApiToken Online15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 3322ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-low speed / latency No data input / output $0.0014/M / $0.0068/M | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7-xhigh speed / latency No data input / output $0.0014/M / $0.0068/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.7: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 125 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
