# clm_F9DFC2C6F788

subject: Claude Opus 4.6 (/record/claude-opus-4-6.md)  
predicate: predecessor  
value: [Claude Opus 4.5](/record/claude-opus-4-5.md)  
valid_from: 2026-02-05  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-02-05  
recorded: 2026-11-04  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-04  
checked: 2026-11-04 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Opus 4.6 outperforms the industry’s next-best model (OpenAI’s GPT-5.2) by around 144 Elo points, 3 and its own predecessor (Claude Opus 4.5) by 190 points.

What https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6 says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6 (primary, Anthropic, published 2026-02-05)

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