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Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (medium)

Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.1. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.140 vs $1.804. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) is faster at 16.58s vs 25.85s, with pass rates of 81.2% vs 89.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#44
Total Output Tokens
199,268
Response Time (avg)
16.58s
Total Cost
$0.140
Rank
#36
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Recommended model Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.1 vs 9.2), while costing about 13.0x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh Release: 2026-10-07 Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23
Score 9.1 9.2
Rank #44 #36
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.2% 89.9%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.773 9.016
Total Cost $0.140 $1.804
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $4.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.500 / 1M $20.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.010 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.125 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 394,509 290,117
Output Tokens 10,349 9,805
Reasoning Tokens 188,919 22,322
Response Time (avg) 16.58s 25.85s
Response Time (max) 92.74s 90.20s
Response Time (total) 381.40s 594.63s
Parameters ~50B ~5T total (~500B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#44 Claude Haiku 5.5

xhigh
Cost
$0.021
Time
189.0s
Tokens
41,343 tok

#36 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Haiku 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.13s 10,608 504 26,396
Claude Opus 5.5 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341

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