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

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 $1.586. Claude Opus 5 (medium) is faster at 10.26s vs 23.72s, with pass rates of 87.9% vs 83.3%.

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
#25
Total Output Tokens
36,618
Response Time (avg)
10.26s
Total Cost
$1.586
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (low)

It has the best score here (9.3), while costing about 1.7x less than Claude Opus 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 low Release: 2026-09-23 Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 medium Release: 2026-07-25
Score 9.3 9.2
Rank #20 #25
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 87.9% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.284 8.811
Total Cost $0.952 $1.586
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 132,746 135,604
Output Tokens 6,454 23,814
Reasoning Tokens 14,550 12,804
Response Time (avg) 23.72s 10.26s
Response Time (max) 89.16s 35.43s
Response Time (total) 521.82s 225.66s
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

#25 Claude Opus 5

medium
Cost
$0.125
Time
69.3s
Tokens
5,134 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 9.56s 10,590 5,224 1,162

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