GPT-5.1 codex max vs Claude 4.5 Sonnet (thinking)

Detailed comparison of capabilities, features, and performance.

GPT-5.1 codex max

GPT-5.1 codex max

OpenAI
VS
Claude 4.5 Sonnet (thinking)

Claude 4.5 Sonnet (thinking)

Anthropic
Feature GPT-5.1 codex max Claude 4.5 Sonnet (thinking)
AI Lab OpenAI Anthropic
Context Size 400,000 tokens 1,000,000 tokens
Max Output Size 128,000 tokens 64,000 tokens
Frontier Model Yes Yes
Vision Support Yes Yes
Description A version of GPT-5.1 optimized for coding tasks set in max mode. The latest Claude 4.5 Sonnet model from Anthropic with maximum reasoning enabled, 200k reasoning tokens in 1M context.

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