Data points: 65
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4o Search, 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 2.
Evidence depth
65 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
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The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-4o Searchclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-4o-search | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-4o Search |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-4o Search exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Structured outputs, JSON mode. |
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Mar 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2023-10-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-4o-search-preview |
| References | No data | No data |
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Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
65.8
Avg. score
GPT-4o Search
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Claude Opus 4.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
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Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Search |
|---|---|---|
| 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-4o Search |
|---|---|---|
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Search 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-4o Search speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
42公益站0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Search speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
AASS API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Search speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
AI API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Search 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 $0.205/M / $1.03/M | GPT-4o Search gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11 speed / latency No data input / output $0.103/M / $0.411/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | GPT-4o Search gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11 speed / latency No data input / output $0.342/M / $1.37/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | GPT-4o Search gpt-4o-search-preview-2025-03-11 speed / latency No data input / output $0.342/M / $1.37/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4o Search: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Search |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GPT-4o Search GPT-4o Search is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 65 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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