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Claude Opus 5.5 (high) vs Claude Opus 5 (high)

Claude Opus 5.5 (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5.5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.266 vs $3.070. Claude Opus 5 (high) is faster at 22.51s vs 25.88s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 81.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#21
Total Output Tokens
36,457
Response Time (avg)
25.88s
Total Cost
$1.266
Rank
#24
Total Output Tokens
95,583
Response Time (avg)
22.51s
Total Cost
$3.070
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (high)

It has the best score here (9.3), while costing about 2.4x less than Claude Opus 5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-23 Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25
Score 9.3 9.2
Rank #21 #24
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 81.8%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.029 17.052
Total Cost $1.266 $3.070
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 134,020 135,956
Output Tokens 7,237 64,624
Reasoning Tokens 29,220 30,959
Response Time (avg) 25.88s 22.51s
Response Time (max) 95.95s 159.01s
Response Time (total) 569.33s 495.12s
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.

#21 Claude Opus 5.5

high
Cost
$0.136
Time
75.6s
Tokens
6,934 tok

#24 Claude Opus 5

high
Cost
$0.265
Time
144.5s
Tokens
10,741 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 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.44s 10,608 584 5,042
Claude Opus 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.73s 10,590 7,547 1,721

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