Question 1

What is the difference between Claude Opus 4 and GPT-5?

Accepted Answer

Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic while GPT-5 is developed by OpenAI. Claude Opus 4 has a 200K token context window vs GPT-5's 400K. in 57 community votes on RIVAL, Claude Opus 4 wins 60% of head-to-head matchups. These results are based on blind head-to-head voting across 33 challenges.

Question 2

Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or GPT-5?

Accepted Answer

Based on 57 community votes on RIVAL, Claude Opus 4 wins 60% of head-to-head matchups against GPT-5. Claude Opus 4 is strongest in Web Design, Conversation. However, GPT-5 leads in Image Generation, Reasoning.

Question 3

How much does Claude Opus 4 cost compared to GPT-5?

Accepted Answer

Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens and GPT-5 costs $1.25/M input tokens. GPT-5 is $13.75/M cheaper per input. The more expensive model wins 60% of duels, so the premium may be justified by quality.

Question 4

How are Claude Opus 4 vs GPT-5 votes collected on RIVAL?

Accepted Answer

RIVAL presents both models' outputs side-by-side in blind duels — voters see the responses but don't know which model produced each one. This eliminates brand bias. 57 votes have been collected for this pair across 33 challenges. All vote data is part of RIVAL's open dataset.