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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.5

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.5 (low) benchmark comparison: GPT-5.5 (low) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 7.2. Claude Opus 4.8 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.539 vs $0.907. Claude Opus 4.8 is faster at 3.48s vs 9.76s, with pass rates of 61.9% vs 85.7%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.5 (low) - 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: 2026-07-10

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 none Release: 2026-05-28 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 low Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.2 9.3
Rank #70 #7
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 61.9% 85.7%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.485 5.035
Total Cost $0.539 $0.907
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 67,104 34,209
Output Tokens 8,107 2,046
Reasoning Tokens 0 22,460
Response Time (avg) 3.48s 9.76s
Response Time (max) 17.73s 56.19s
Response Time (total) 73.00s 204.92s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#70 Claude Opus 4.8

none
Cost
$0.053
Time
22.0s
Tokens
2,253 tok

#7 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 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 3.40s 834 1,472 0
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 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 3.29s 10,590 1,332 0
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 9.5 10.0 100.0% 0 17.73s 29,658 3,259 0
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 7.3 5.8 83.3% 1 1.77s 10,503 308 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 7.2 44.4% 1 1.70s 975 61 0
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 3.48s 708 230 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 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 1.37s 909 95 0
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 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.74s 894 783 0
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 5.35s 11,775 355 0
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 3.41s 258 212 0
GPT-5.5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 10.06s 195 30 840

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