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Claude Opus 5.5 (high) vs Grok 4.6 (high)

Grok 4.6 (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.3. Claude Opus 5.5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.266 vs $1.908. Claude Opus 5.5 (high) is faster at 25.88s vs 84.15s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 86.4%.

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
#19
Total Output Tokens
282,217
Response Time (avg)
84.15s
Total Cost
$1.908
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.3 vs 9.3), while costing about 1.5x less than Grok 4.6 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-23 Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 high Release: 2026-08-12
Score 9.3 9.3
Rank #21 #19
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 86.4%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.029 10.042
Total Cost $1.266 $1.908
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 134,020 107,275
Output Tokens 7,237 5,094
Reasoning Tokens 29,220 277,123
Response Time (avg) 25.88s 84.15s
Response Time (max) 95.95s 618.49s
Response Time (total) 569.33s 1851.26s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.7T total (~170B 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

#19 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

high
Cost
$0.107
Time
265.1s
Tokens
18,001 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
Grok 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 102.20s 9,579 379 51,829

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