# Claude 3 Opus vs GPT-5 Mini

As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude 3 Opus leads GPT-5 Mini in 1 of 2 shared categories: General LLM.

Claude 3 Opus: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-5 Mini: $0.6875 per 1M blended tokens.

Claude 3 Opus: closed weights.

GPT-5 Mini: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude 3 Opus leads GPT-5 Mini in General LLM at #9 against #128.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini leads Claude 3 Opus in Science at #81 against #138.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude 3 Opus is ranked #9 in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5 Mini is a former state-of-the-art holder in Math (since Sep 29, 2025; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).
