Claude Opus 4.6 is the stronger all-rounder.o3-pro is better at following instructions.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the three areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Facts and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Claude Opus 4.6 costs 70% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude Opus 4.6 pulls ahead
- Abstract visual puzzles that people can solveARC-AGI-2+63.9points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+5.1points ahead
Where o3-pro pulls ahead
- Keeps track of context across a multi-turn chatMulti-Challenge+25.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningClaude Opus 4.6
- ARC-AGI-2Claude Opus 4.6 by 63.968.84.9+63.9
- GPQA DiamondClaude Opus 4.6 by 5.189.684.5+5.1
FactsClaude Opus 4.6
- Vectara HHEM hallucination ratelower is betterClaude Opus 4.6 by 11.112.223.3+11.1
Following instructionso3-pro
- Multi-Challengeo3-pro by 25.237.162.4+25.2
Other results5 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- ARC-AGI-1Claude Opus 4.6 by 33.79359.3+33.7
- vectara_factual_consistencyClaude Opus 4.6 by 11.187.876.7+11.1
- AA IntelligenceClaude Opus 4.6 by 1031.921.9+10
- vectara_avg_summary_lengthClaude Opus 4.6 by 10.2 rating points137.6127.4+10.2 rating
- vectara_answer_ratetie99.8100tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or o3-pro?
Claude Opus 4.6 wins two of the three areas where both have results: reasoning and facts. o3-pro wins following instructions.
Which is cheaper?
Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens; o3-pro costs $20.00 and $80.00. That makes Claude Opus 4.6 about 70% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 4 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 5 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.