Balanced reasoning model with focus on interpretability and cooperative alignment. Moderate capability levels reduce dual-use risk concerns.
Best-in-class alignment performance. Anthropic's constitutional AI training produces exceptional results on deception, honesty, and adversarial robustness benchmarks.
Position relative to other tracked models.
Claude 3.5 Opus sets the standard for frontier model safety. With the lowest composite risk index (0.38) and exceptional honesty (87%), it demonstrates that strong alignment need not sacrifice utility. The model's constitutional AI training produces genuine robustness rather than brittle safety layers that adversaries can bypass.
Recommended for safety-critical applications including healthcare, legal analysis, and high-stakes decision support. The model's lower cyber capabilities make it suitable for broader deployment without the same access control requirements as higher-capability but riskier models. Ideal for organizations prioritizing alignment over raw performance.
| Benchmark | Rank | Accuracy | Safety | Capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath Tier 1-3 | #2 | 63% | 82% | 68% |
| GPQA Diamond | #3 | 58% | 80% | 70% |