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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 9.0 vs 7.2. Claude Opus 4.8 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.539 vs $3.679. Claude Opus 4.8 is faster at 3.47s vs 37.98s, with pass rates of 61.9% vs 87.3%.

Recommended model: Claude Opus 4.8 - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (7.2), lower cost than GPT-5.5, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 none Release: 2026-05-28 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.2 9.0
Rank #57 #9
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.9
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 61.9% 87.3%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.485 21.638
Total Cost $0.539 $3.679
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 67,104 34,212
Output Tokens 8,107 1,985
Reasoning Tokens 0 114,925
Response Time (avg) 3.47s 37.98s
Response Time (max) 17.73s 332.10s
Response Time (total) 72.90s 797.60s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#57 Claude Opus 4.8

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

#9 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 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 4.66s 606 250 1,335
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 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959
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 19.29s 11,019 312 2,841
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 4.18s 7,140 234 593
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 1.66s 975 61 0
GPT-5.5 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 164.14s 723 67 79,625
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 4.16s 477 138 223
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.36s 660 93 538
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 6.76s 642 241 2,225
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 10.57s 5,445 258 832
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 2.8 1.6 33.3% 1 37.86s 195 30 1,754

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