Model comparison
Claude 4 Sonnet vs Claude Opus 4.7
Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 4 Sonnet #158 (Supported); Claude Opus 4.7 #12 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 4 Sonnet and Claude Opus 4.7 share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Claude 4 Sonnet; 7 to Claude Opus 4.7.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 14
- Claude 4 Sonnet only
- 2
- Claude Opus 4.7 only
- 7
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 4 Sonnet and Claude Opus 4.7 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 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 Opus 4.7 is priced at $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens for Claude 4 Sonnet. Claude Opus 4.7 has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 200K for Claude 4 Sonnet.
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 Sonnet | Δ | Claude Opus 4.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | Claude 4 Sonnet72.7 | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 4.7Not measured |
| Math | Claude 4 SonnetNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Claude Opus 4.738.6 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 4 Sonnet | Claude Opus 4.7 | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 4 Sonnet$3 input / $15 output | Claude Opus 4.7$5 input / $25 output | Claude 4 Sonnet has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 4 Sonnet40 tok/s | Claude Opus 4.7Not available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 4 Sonnet1.33 s | Claude Opus 4.7Not available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 4 Sonnet200K | Claude Opus 4.71M | Claude Opus 4.7 lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic5 benchmarks
Coding5 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4 Sonnet | Claude Opus 4.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 25.5% | 42.7% | Claude Opus 4.7 leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 68.3% | 88.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 leads |
| AA-HLESource | 4.0% | 31.2% | Claude Opus 4.7 leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -9.2% | 14.2% | Claude Opus 4.7 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 22.4% | 43.5% | Claude Opus 4.7 leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 40.8% | 51.9% | Claude 4 Sonnet leads |
Math2 benchmarks
Multimodal2 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 4 Sonnet | Claude Opus 4.7 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 45.4% | 43.6% | Claude 4 Sonnet leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 4 Sonnet and Claude Opus 4.7 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 Sonnet and Claude Opus 4.7 today?
Claude 4 Sonnet: $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens Claude Opus 4.7: $5.00 input / $25.00 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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