Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5.2 leads with 24.1% higher average benchmark score. Claude Opus 4.1 is available on 3 providers. Overall, GPT-5.2 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-5.2, released by OpenAI on December 11, 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-5 family that improves on GPT-5 in general intelligence, long-context understanding, agentic tool-calling, and vision. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, and a knowledge cutoff of August 2025. GPT-5.2 targets long-context coding tasks, extended document analysis, and complex agentic workflows requiring reliable instruction following.
4 months newer

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05

GPT-5.2
OpenAI
2025-12-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.2
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.1
2025-01
GPT-5.2
2025-08
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
GPT-5.2
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.2
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2