Data points: 71
Model compare
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 92 to 8.
Evidence depth
71 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 10 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 92.0 pts | 8.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage | First-token latency, Free providers |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 8.2K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 4.1K tokens |
| Modalities | 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 Opus 4.6 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Released | Feb 2026 | May 2023 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2021-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | openai/gpt-4 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage).
GPT-4
GPT-4 has these operational advantages: First-token latency, Free providers.
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 Opus 4.6
53.4
Avg. score
GPT-4
49.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 9.9
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Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.6
winner$5.00/M
Rank #146/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$30.00/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner$10.00/M
Rank #147/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$37.50/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner$25.00/M
Rank #147/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$60.00/M
Rank #155/162 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-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 Opus 4.6 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 1437ms input / output No data | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output No data | GPT-4 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/request | GPT-4 gpt-4-all speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-c speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/request | GPT-4 gpt-4 speed / latency No data input / output $55.89/M |
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
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