Claude Opus 5 (Low) vs GPT-4.1 mini

Claude Opus 5 (Low) vs GPT-4.1 mini. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Low)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.40
Total cost
$1561
OpenAIGPT-4.1 miniNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
10.20
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 5 (Low)GPT-4.1 miniDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)39.410.2−74.1% GPT-4.1 mini is 74.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,560.91Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.79s4.03s−65.8% GPT-4.1 mini is 65.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.40 / $1.60
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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