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Claude Opus 5.5 (low) vs GPT-6 Astra (high)

GPT-6 Astra (high) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 9.4. Claude Opus 5.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.733 vs $4.458. GPT-6 Astra (high) is faster at 20.16s vs 25.68s, with pass rates of 88.4% vs 97.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#26
Total Output Tokens
25,006
Response Time (avg)
25.68s
Total Cost
$1.733
Rank
#7
Total Output Tokens
55,595
Response Time (avg)
20.16s
Total Cost
$4.458
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.4 vs 9.9), while costing about 2.6x less than GPT-6 Astra (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 low Release: 2026-09-23 GPT-6 Astra GPT-6 Astra high Release: 2026-09-04
Score 9.4 9.9
Rank #26 #7
Reliability 10.0 9.9
Consistency 9.3 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 88.4% 97.1%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.118 20.263
Total Cost $1.733 $4.458
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $50.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M $12.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 308,056 167,805
Output Tokens 9,434 5,651
Reasoning Tokens 15,572 49,944
Response Time (avg) 25.68s 20.16s
Response Time (max) 89.16s 254.93s
Response Time (total) 590.71s 463.68s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#26 Claude Opus 5.5

low
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.038
Time
19.1s
Tokens
2,010 tok

#7 GPT-6 Astra

high
Cost
$0.457
Time
176.7s
Tokens
9,218 tok

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Total Output Tokens

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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
GPT-6 Astra 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.86s 7,302 392 2,387

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