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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs Gemini 4 Carbon (high)

Gemini 4 Carbon (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.804 vs $6.107. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) is faster at 25.85s vs 120.04s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 97.1%.

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
#36
Total Output Tokens
513,770
Response Time (avg)
120.04s
Total Cost
$6.107
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.2 vs 9.3), while costing about 3.4x less than Gemini 4 Carbon (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Gemini 4 Carbon Gemini 4 Carbon high Release: 2026-11-12
Score 9.2 9.3
Rank #41 #36
Reliability 10.0 9.0
Consistency 9.7 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 97.1%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 29.080
Total Cost $1.804 $6.107
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M $0.188 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 290,117 484,505
Output Tokens 9,805 6,098
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 507,672
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 120.04s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 443.11s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 2760.87s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.2T total (~20B 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

#36 Gemini 4 Carbon

high
Reached the allocated time limit (600 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
600.0s
Tokens
0 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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
Gemini 4 Carbon 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 119.00s 8,448 495 79,534

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