Data points: 159
Model compare
The readout for Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Sonnet 4.6, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.7. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 78.7 to 21.3.
Evidence depth
159 data points
Includes 30 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.7
The charts below split 43 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Sonnet 4.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 78.7 pts | 21.3 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 5 categories | 1 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers | First-token latency, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input |
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 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Released | May 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.7 | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Sonnet 4.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Math, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers).
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is stronger in benchmark categories (Knowledge) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Provider coverage).
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 4.7
54.5
Avg. score
Claude Sonnet 4.6
53.2
Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 1.5
Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 4.3
Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 6.3
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.7
winner66.0
Rank #20/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
63.0
Rank #25/84 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
$25.00/M
Rank #147/162 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner$15.00/M
Rank #136/162 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
$10.00/M
Rank #147/162 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner$6.00/M
Rank #137/162 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
$5.00/M
Rank #146/162 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner$3.00/M
Rank #137/162 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
winner91.4%
Rank #13/188 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
87.5%
Rank #31/188 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
winner39.6%
Rank #14/187 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
30.0%
Rank #31/187 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
winner5.1
Rank #33/73 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
0.9
Rank #60/73 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner67.0
Rank #34/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
57.7
Rank #63/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner71.0
Rank #1/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
51.5
Rank #7/33 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner82.8
Rank #4/12 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
80.6
Rank #5/12 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner38.5
Rank #5/8 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
24.3
Rank #8/8 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner54.5%
Rank #7/185 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
46.8%
Rank #29/185 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.7
63.1
Rank #11/65 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner63.7
Rank #8/65 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner50.1
Rank #21/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
46.9
Rank #33/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner22.9
Rank #9/35 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
8.3
Rank #19/35 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner43.8
Rank #9/47 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
32.4
Rank #18/47 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner61.9
Rank #21/56 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
49.5
Rank #31/56 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner43.5
Rank #17/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
38.0
Rank #29/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
62.7
Rank #37/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner76.9
Rank #18/55 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner42.7
Rank #20/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
35.9
Rank #43/99 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner31.2
Rank #30/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
13.2
Rank #63/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner88.5
Rank #31/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
79.9
Rank #63/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
51.9
Rank #64/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner65.9
Rank #57/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner1325.0
Rank #4/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
1314.0
Rank #8/66 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner76.4
Rank #21/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
70.6
Rank #40/57 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner43.6
Rank #63/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
41.2
Rank #69/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner65.6
Rank #3/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
62.9
Rank #8/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner13.9
Rank #6/11 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
8.3
Rank #8/11 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
winner74.0
Rank #15/53 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
55.0
Rank #30/53 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Claude Opus 4.7
74.0
Rank #60/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-04-16
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner79.5
Rank #55/84 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 97 10010010088 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 No audit yet |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 78 70728088 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 94 76 |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 No audit yet | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 No audit yet | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 91 64100100100 |
Winner: Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 91 64100100100 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 No audit yet |
Winner: Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 Audit score 89 848486100 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
30 tests | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 55 tok/s / 2782ms input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 32 tok/s / 6074ms input / output No data |
25 tests | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 3145ms input / output No data |
20 tests | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 35 tok/s / 2753ms input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2401ms input / output No data |
20 tests | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 3322ms input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 3187ms input / output No data |
15 tests | Claude Opus 4.7 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2783ms input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 48 tok/s / 1587ms input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
Claude Opus 4.7 claude-opus-4-7 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.7. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by 16.9
Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 3.6
No data
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 0.7
