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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.8. Claude Opus 4.8 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.089 vs $2.126. Claude Opus 4.8 (low) is faster at 12.88s vs 28.08s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 65.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-14

Rank
#67
Total Output Tokens
52,237
Response Time (avg)
12.88s
Total Cost
$2.089
Rank
#65
Total Output Tokens
120,427
Response Time (avg)
28.08s
Total Cost
$2.126
Recommended model Claude Opus 4.8 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.8 vs 7.8), while responding about 2.2x faster than Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17
Score 7.8 7.8
Rank #67 #65
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.5
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 65.2%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 13.054 15.182
Total Cost $2.089 $2.126
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $15.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 156,522 106,316
Output Tokens 43,056 79,338
Reasoning Tokens 9,181 41,089
Response Time (avg) 12.88s 28.08s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 140.96s
Response Time (total) 283.32s 421.15s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#67 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 tok

#65 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
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 Opus 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686

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