Data points: 96
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5, 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
96 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 3 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 20 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5claude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-5 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-5-chat |
| 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-5 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 42.9%#31 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 26.5%#24 |
| Input price | $6.25/M#41 | $1.25/M#29 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 85.4%#31 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.32 s#33 | 80.85 s#104 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#46 | $10.00/M#40 |
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#94 | 95.4 tok/s#51 |
| Time to first token | 1.32 s#54 | 80.85 s#106 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
BUZZWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 97 10010010088 | GPT-5 gpt-5 No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | GPT-5 gpt-5 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 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
V-API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
EasyMore10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 15402ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output No data | GPT-5 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 | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $1.07/M / $8.56/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 c/claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0017/M / $0.0017/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $1.25/M / $10.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.060/M / $0.060/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 96 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.
