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

Claude Opus 5.5 (low) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.952 vs $3.070. Claude Opus 5 (high) is faster at 22.51s vs 23.72s, with pass rates of 87.9% vs 81.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#20
Total Output Tokens
21,004
Response Time (avg)
23.72s
Total Cost
$0.952
Rank
#24
Total Output Tokens
95,583
Response Time (avg)
22.51s
Total Cost
$3.070
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (low)

It has the best score here (9.3), while costing about 3.2x less than Claude Opus 5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 low Release: 2026-09-23 Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25
Score 9.3 9.2
Rank #20 #24
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 87.9% 81.8%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.284 17.052
Total Cost $0.952 $3.070
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 132,746 135,956
Output Tokens 6,454 64,624
Reasoning Tokens 14,550 30,959
Response Time (avg) 23.72s 22.51s
Response Time (max) 89.16s 159.01s
Response Time (total) 521.82s 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.

#20 Claude Opus 5.5

low
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.038
Time
19.1s
Tokens
2,010 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 12.23s 10,608 575 2,777
Claude Opus 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.73s 10,590 7,547 1,721

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