Opus 5: score and benchmark evidence

Historical release · · Anthropic

121.5 points · Rank 2 among 19 ranked models · Stability range 114.8–126.4 points.

Rank follows the point estimate; it does not establish statistically significant superiority. The scale is anchored at mean 100, SD 15 in the frozen calibration cohort, not human IQ or a percentage.

Release tli-2026-v4.1-2026-09-04b. Methodology and limitations for this release.

This page preserves historical evidence. See the current model record.

Capability domains

Domain scores use calibration-cohort standard-deviation units. Unmeasured domains are shown as unavailable, not zero.

DomainScore (SD units)Observed benchmarks
Knowledge & reasoning1.2016
Coding & software engineering1.1918
Agentic tool & computer use1.2714
Professional & real-world work1.9119
Multimodal & vision0.104
Cybersecurity0.711
Preference & communication0.934

Published benchmark evidence

76 results contribute to this score, from 76 collected results. Counts are not independent sample sizes.

This older release did not preserve per-model source records in its public snapshot. The archived scores remain available, but the current model record's evidence should not be treated as the source for these historical values.

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