Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 leads with 3.4% higher average benchmark score. Claude Sonnet 4 offers 96.0K more tokens in context window than Claude Opus 4.1. Claude Sonnet 4 is $72.00 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1 represents an iteration within the Claude 4 Opus line, built to deliver refined performance in complex reasoning and analysis tasks. Developed as part of Anthropic's flagship tier, it incorporates improvements to the foundational capabilities that define the Opus family of models.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4 was created as the balanced offering in the Claude 4 family, designed to provide strong intelligence with practical speed and cost efficiency. Built to serve as a versatile workhorse for diverse applications, it balances advanced capabilities with operational considerations for everyday enterprise and consumer use.
2 months newer

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Opus 4.1

Claude Sonnet 4
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.1

Claude Sonnet 4
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Claude Opus 4.1

Claude Sonnet 4
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Opus 4.1

Claude Sonnet 4

Claude Opus 4.1

Claude Sonnet 4

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval