Model comparison
Claude 4.1 Opus vs o1
Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 4.1 Opus #142 (Supported); o1 #129 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 4.1 Opus and o1 share 1 comparable benchmark result. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Claude 4.1 Opus; 15 to o1.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 1
- Claude 4.1 Opus only
- 3
- o1 only
- 15
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 4.1 Opus and o1 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Claude 4.1 Opus is priced at $15.00 input / $75.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens for o1.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 4.1 Opus | Δ | o1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Claude 4.1 Opus74.5 | MarginNo overlap | o1Not measured |
| Knowledge | Claude 4.1 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | o175.7 |
| Math | Claude 4.1 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | o19.3 |
| Inst. Following | Claude 4.1 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | o192.2 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 4.1 Opus | o1 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus$15 input / $75 output | o1$15 input / $60 output | o1 has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 4.1 Opus29 tok/s | o198 tok/s | o1 has the higher measured throughput. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 4.1 Opus1.66 s | o132.29 s | Claude 4.1 Opus reaches the first token sooner. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 4.1 Opus200K | o1200K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic2 benchmarks
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus | o1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 28.2% | 23.4% | Claude 4.1 Opus leads |
| MMLUSource | — | 91.8% | Not comparable |
| GPQASource | — | 75.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | — | 74.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | — | 7.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -10.5% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 34.7% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 69.3% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus | o1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source | — | 9.310% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus | o1 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena WebsiteSource | 1207 | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 4.1 Opus and o1 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 4.1 Opus and o1 today?
Claude 4.1 Opus: $15.00 input / $75.00 output per 1M tokens o1: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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