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Claude Opus 4.6 (medium) vs Claude Opus 4.8 (low)

Claude Opus 4.8 (low) leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.7. Claude Opus 4.8 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.089 vs $2.961. Claude Opus 4.8 (low) is faster at 12.88s vs 32.23s, with pass rates of 63.6% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-14

Rank
#71
Total Output Tokens
96,722
Response Time (avg)
32.23s
Total Cost
$2.961
Rank
#67
Total Output Tokens
52,237
Response Time (avg)
12.88s
Total Cost
$2.089
Recommended model Claude Opus 4.8 (low)

It has the best score here (7.8), while responding about 2.5x faster than Claude Opus 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-05 Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28
Score 7.7 7.8
Rank #71 #67
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 63.6% 80.3%
Flaky tests 3 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 22.777 13.054
Total Cost $2.961 $2.089
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 108,573 156,522
Output Tokens 69,994 43,056
Reasoning Tokens 26,728 9,181
Response Time (avg) 32.23s 12.88s
Response Time (max) 151.51s 127.97s
Response Time (total) 515.65s 283.32s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~5T total (~500B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#71 Claude Opus 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#67 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 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 Opus 4.6 5.7 7.1 44.4% 1 30.10s 8,522 13,057 4,121
Claude Opus 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809

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