Claude Opus 4.1 vs K-EXAONE-236B-A23B Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.1 and K-EXAONE-236B-A23B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMLU), while K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than K-EXAONE-236B-A23B ($0.60/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than K-EXAONE-236B-A23B ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.1 is more expensive than K-EXAONE-236B-A23B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.1

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Input tokens$0.60

Output tokens$1.00

Best providerUnknown Organization

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to K-EXAONE-236B-A23B's 32,768 tokens. K-EXAONE-236B-A23B can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.1

Input200,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Input32,768 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas K-EXAONE-236B-A23B does not.

Claude Opus 4.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.1

Text

Images

Audio

Video

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Opus 4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.1 was released on 2025-08-05, while K-EXAONE-236B-A23B was released on 2025-12-31.

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is 5 months newer than Claude Opus 4.1.

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

7 months ago

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Dec 31, 2025

2 months ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-10-01, while Claude Opus 4.1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm K-EXAONE-236B-A23B's training data extends to 2025-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Opus 4.1's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.1

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K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

Oct 2025

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.1 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. K-EXAONE-236B-A23B is available from FriendliAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.