Model Comparison
Claude Opus 4.5 vs Sarvam-105BWhich is better in 2026?
Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Claude Opus 4.5 vs Sarvam-105B — which is better?
Claude Opus 4.5 (by Anthropic) and Sarvam-105B (by Sarvam AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Claude Opus 4.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Sarvam-105B is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Claude Opus 4.5 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
Choose Sarvam-105B if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Claude Opus 4.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Sarvam-105B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude Opus 4.5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Claude Opus 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-105B does not.
Claude Opus 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Opus 4.5
Sarvam-105B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Opus 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Sarvam-105B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while Sarvam-105B was released on 2026-03-06.
Sarvam-105B is 3 months newer than Claude Opus 4.5.
Nov 24, 2025
6 months ago
Mar 6, 2026
3 months ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Claude Opus 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while Sarvam-105B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Claude Opus 4.5's training data extends to 2025-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Sarvam-105B's cutoff date.
Mar 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude Opus 4.5
View detailsAnthropic
Sarvam-105B
View detailsSarvam AI
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Claude Opus 4.5 vs Sarvam-105B.