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Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.1. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.140 vs $8.557. Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh) is faster at 16.58s vs 84.26s, with pass rates of 81.2% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#35
Total Output Tokens
199,268
Response Time (avg)
16.58s
Total Cost
$0.140
Rank
#31
Total Output Tokens
758,707
Response Time (avg)
84.26s
Total Cost
$8.557
Recommended model Claude Haiku 5.5 (xhigh)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.1 vs 9.2), while costing about 61.5x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Haiku 5.5 Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh Release: 2026-10-07 Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 max Release: 2026-09-29
Score 9.1 9.2
Rank #35 #31
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.2% 82.6%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.773 47.536
Total Cost $0.140 $8.557
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.500 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.010 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.125 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 394,509 484,627
Output Tokens 10,349 11,026
Reasoning Tokens 188,919 747,681
Response Time (avg) 16.58s 84.26s
Response Time (max) 92.74s 488.39s
Response Time (total) 381.40s 1937.91s
Parameters ~50B ~1T total (~100B 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.

#35 Claude Haiku 5.5

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

#31 Claude Sonnet 5.5

max
OpenRouter returned no showcase content (finish_reason: length).
Cost
$0.000
Time
571.7s
Tokens
0 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 Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.26s 10,608 580 70,730

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