Anthropic · OpenAI
Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.5 Thinking
Compare Claude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic) and GPT-5.5 Thinking (OpenAI) on benchmarks, capabilities, and pricing.
At a glance
| Claude Opus 4.7 | GPT-5.5 Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modality | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Pricing | Max | Max |
| Speed | Medium | Slow |
| Reasoning | Expert | Expert |
Benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.7
- AA Intelligence Index
- Output speed
- API input cost
- API output cost
- Context window
- 1MCatalog · As of Aug 11, 2026Stale · 31d old
Benchmark variant: Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
AA data retrieved Sep 11, 2026 · Artificial Analysis
GPT-5.5 Thinking
- AA Intelligence Index
- 56pointsEstimated · As of Aug 11, 2026Stale · 31d old
- Output speed
- 52tokens/sEstimated · As of Aug 11, 2026Stale · 31d old
- API input cost
- Not available
- API output cost
- Not available
- Context window
- 1MEstimated · As of Aug 11, 2026Stale · 31d old
AA measurements unavailable
When to pick Claude Opus 4.7
Pick Claude Opus 4.7 when one model must handle codebase-wide refactors, legal contract analysis, research synthesis, and customer-facing chat in the same product. Its generalist depth fits agentic workflows that mix tool calls, document reasoning, and long conversations without swapping models between steps in the pipeline.
When to pick GPT-5.5 Thinking
Pick GPT-5.5 Thinking for math olympiad problems, formal proofs, complex SQL planning, and multi-step scientific reasoning where extended chain-of-thought drives accuracy. It fits research pipelines, quantitative finance modeling, and competitive programming tasks where you accept higher latency in exchange for deliberate step-by-step deduction over breadth.
Switch between Claude Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5 Thinking per task with one account.
Frequently asked
- Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.5 Thinking?
- Claude Opus 4.7 is rated medium and GPT-5.5 Thinking is rated slow. yno.ai surfaces output-speed scores from Artificial Analysis on each model's detail page so you can compare exact tokens-per-second figures for your workload.
- Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.5 Thinking?
- Claude Opus 4.7 is on the max tier in yno.ai; GPT-5.5 Thinking is on the max tier. See the pricing page for the latest per-tier limits.
- Which is better for Complex software engineering?
- Both models support Complex software engineering. Claude Opus 4.7 brings Software engineering; GPT-5.5 Thinking brings Reasoning summaries. Run a side-by-side eval on your prompts in yno.ai to see which fits your workload.
- Can I use both Claude Opus 4.7 and GPT-5.5 Thinking in yno.ai?
- Yes. Both are available on yno.ai under your single account; you can route different stages of an agent to different models or A/B test them on the same prompt without per-provider boilerplate.