Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4 leads with 19.2% higher average benchmark score. Claude Opus 4 offers 28.0K more tokens in context window than o3-mini. o3-mini is $84.50 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Opus 4 is available on 4 providers. Overall, Claude Opus 4 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4 was developed as the flagship model in the Claude 4 generation, designed to push the boundaries of AI capability in complex reasoning, analysis, and multi-step problem-solving. Built to handle the most demanding enterprise tasks, it represents Anthropic's highest tier of intelligence and capability.
OpenAI
o3-mini was created as an efficient variant of the o3 reasoning model, designed to provide advanced thinking capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make next-generation reasoning accessible to a broader range of applications, it balances analytical depth with practical speed and cost considerations.
3 months newer

o3-mini
OpenAI
2025-01-30

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Opus 4

o3-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Claude Opus 4

o3-mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Claude Opus 4

o3-mini
o3-mini
2023-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Opus 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Opus 4

o3-mini

Claude Opus 4

o3-mini

o3-mini
Azure
OpenAI