Data points: 100
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
100 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 4 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 20 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.2claude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-5-2 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-5.2 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 | Dec 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-5.2-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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 90.3%#9 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 35.4%#9 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 52.1%#9 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.32 s#33 | 101.21 s#108 |
| Input price | $6.25/M#41 | $1.75/M#34 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#46 | $14.00/M#42 |
| Time to first token | 1.32 s#54 | 101.21 s#109 |
| Blended price | $10.94/M#67 | $4.81/M#61 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
BUZZWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 97 10010010088 | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 No audit yet |
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
钠 API25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 60 tok/s / 3331ms input / output No data |
N1N20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 55 tok/s / 1434ms input / output No data |
ModelPool15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 5256ms input / output No data |
PackyAPI10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 94 tok/s / 11492ms input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4.6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest 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 | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-openai-compact speed / latency No data input / output $0.0005/M / $0.0038/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Recent tests. | GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Provider coverage. |
TL;DR: GPT-5.2 leads across 100 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.
