Data points: 81
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4 Turbo, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 5 to 1.
Evidence depth
81 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-4 Turboclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-4-turbo | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 5 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, 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. | GPT-4 Turbo exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Tool calling. |
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 4.1K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Apr 2024 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImage Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2023-12-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-4-turbo |
| 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 | GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 31.9%#86 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 1.66 s#38 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $10.00/M#42 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 3.3%#101 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $30.00/M#48 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 1.66 s#63 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $15.00/M#69 |
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#96 | 26.6 tok/s#108 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GPT-4 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
小水管 API10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output No data | GPT-4 Turbo speed / latency 73 tok/s / 1218ms input / output No data |
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | GPT-4 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
N1N5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | GPT-4 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
TradingBase API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 1437ms input / output No data | GPT-4 Turbo speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.150/M / $0.150/M | GPT-4 Turbo gpt-4-turbo speed / latency No data input / output $8.00/M / $24.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $1.03/M | GPT-4 Turbo gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09 speed / latency No data input / output $0.411/M / $1.23/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-low speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $1.37/M | GPT-4 Turbo gpt-4-turbo speed / latency No data input / output $20.55/M / $61.64/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4 Turbo: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GPT-4 Turbo GPT-4 Turbo is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 81 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.
