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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.5

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.5 benchmark comparison: GPT-5.5 leads on average score with 9.3 vs 7.7. GPT-5.5 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.907 vs $1.270. GPT-5.5 is faster at 9.76s vs 10.83s, with pass rates of 79.4% vs 85.7%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.5 - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.3) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 low Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.7 9.3
Rank #38 #4
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.4% 85.7%
Flaky tests 3 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 8.466 5.035
Total Cost $1.270 $0.907
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 60,946 34,209
Output Tokens 31,771 2,046
Reasoning Tokens 6,831 22,460
Response Time (avg) 10.83s 9.76s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 56.19s
Response Time (total) 227.39s 204.92s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#38 Claude Opus 4.8

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

#4 GPT-5.5

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
37.0s
Tokens
2,339 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.30s 834 793 371
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.41s 606 238 1,020
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
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.04s 7,302 423 6,402
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 20.84s 23,500 2,216 1,081
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.56s 11,019 303 717
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.3 5.8 66.7% 1 2.27s 10,503 310 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.28s 7,140 228 157
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 45.53s 975 23,311 3,908
GPT-5.5 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 28.05s 723 69 11,609
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.55s 708 231 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.17s 477 133 245
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 2.78s 909 111 221
GPT-5.5 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 3.74s 660 93 415
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 894 592 184
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.74s 642 279 954
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.85s 11,775 370 35
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.96s 5,445 250 101
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.48s 258 200 222
GPT-5.5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 10.06s 195 30 840

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