Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5.1 leads with 22.4% higher average benchmark score. Claude Opus 4.1 is available on 3 providers. Overall, GPT-5.1 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1, released by Anthropic in August 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4 family optimized for demanding reasoning, multi-step coding, and extended analysis tasks. It features a 200K token context window, 32K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking capabilities. Opus 4.1 targets complex problem-solving, multi-turn reasoning workflows, and applications requiring deep analysis with integrated tool use.
OpenAI
GPT-5.1, released by OpenAI in November 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-5 family that delivers incremental improvements in reasoning, instruction following, and multimodal understanding over GPT-5. It features a 400K token context window and targets general-purpose development, long-context analysis, and agentic workflows.
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Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05

GPT-5.1
OpenAI
2025-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.1
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.1
2025-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
GPT-5.1
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.1
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1