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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max)

The average score is effectively tied at 9.2 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.804 vs $8.557. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) is faster at 25.85s vs 84.26s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#41
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Rank
#44
Total Output Tokens
758,707
Response Time (avg)
84.26s
Total Cost
$8.557
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while costing about 4.7x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 max Release: 2026-09-29
Score 9.2 9.2
Rank #41 #44
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 82.6%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 47.536
Total Cost $1.804 $8.557
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 290,117 484,627
Output Tokens 9,805 11,026
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 747,681
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 84.26s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 488.39s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 1937.91s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1T total (~100B 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.

#41 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 tok

#44 Claude Sonnet 5.5

max
OpenRouter returned no showcase content (finish_reason: length).
Cost
$0.000
Time
571.7s
Tokens
0 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 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341
Claude Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.26s 10,608 580 70,730

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