Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.2: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Release Date | February 4, 2026 | December 10, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 256K |
| Context (output) | 128K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $5.00 | $1.50 |
| Output Price / 1M | $25.00 | $6.00 |
| Average Score | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| AIME 2025 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TAU2 Telecom | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Opus 4.6
GPT-5.2
GPQA0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
AIME 20251.0 vs 1.0
1.0
1.0
TAU2 Telecom1.0 vs 1.0
1.0
1.0
Verdict
Claude Opus 4.6 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Opus 4.6 — 0.8, GPT-5.2 — 1.0.
API Cost
GPT-5.2 is 4.0x cheaper: input $1.50/1M vs $5.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Claude Opus 4.6 supports a larger context: 1M vs 256K tokens.
Recency
Claude Opus 4.6 is newer: released 2/4/2026 vs 12/10/2025.
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