Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5.1
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Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5.1 Comparison Table
Pricing updated November 2, 2026
| Property | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-5.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Organization | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Category | closed | closed |
| Modality | multimodal | multimodal |
| Release Date | Nov 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Context Window | 200K | 196K |
| Parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | commercial use per vendor terms | commercial use per vendor terms |
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input $/1M | $5.00 | $1.25 |
| Output $/1M | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| Vision Tasks | ||
| Model Features | ||
Both support 3 more features | ||
Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5.1: Overview
Claude Opus 4.5 is Anthropic’s most advanced large language model in the Claude Opus family, designed for high-end reasoning, coding, and autonomous agent workflows. Released in late 2025, it targets developers and enterprises that need reliable long-context understanding and strong multi-step problem solving in production environments.
The model supports text and code natively, with reported multimodal capabilities for documents and images, and offers an exceptionally large context window of up to roughly 200,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4.5 emphasizes long-horizon task execution, complex code generation and refactoring, and sustained reasoning over large inputs. In the current landscape, it positions itself as a premium, accuracy- and reasoning-focused alternative to faster or cheaper peers, trading cost for depth and contextual fidelity. Typical applications include advanced coding assistants, research analysis, agentic automation, and enterprise knowledge workflows deployed via Anthropic’s API or major cloud platforms.
GPT-5.1 is an OpenAI frontier-grade model in the GPT-5 series, offering stronger general-purpose reasoning, clearer long-form responses, and improved instruction following. It introduces two variants—Instant and Thinking—that dynamically adjust computational depth. Instant focuses on fast, conversational replies, while Thinking provides deeper, more thorough reasoning for complex tasks. In ChatGPT, GPT-5.1 also powers an Auto mode that switches between these variants automatically based on task difficulty.
The model supports significantly expanded context windows: up to 16K/32K/128K tokens for Instant (depending on tier) and up to 196K tokens for Thinking on paid tiers. GPT-5.1 is also compatible with ChatGPT tools such as web search, file and image analysis, and multi-step workflows.
GPT-5.1 includes enhanced tone and style controls, allowing responses to be tailored using presets like Friendly, Professional, or Efficient, along with fine-grained adjustments for warmth, brevity, and emoji usage. Designed for broad applications in research assistance, coding, analysis, and conversational agents, GPT-5.1 serves as OpenAI’s primary full-capability successor to GPT-5 across ChatGPT and API integrations.