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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs Muse Spark Open (xhigh)

Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.0. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.804 vs $2.081. Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) is faster at 25.85s vs 92.38s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#31
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Rank
#45
Total Output Tokens
409,641
Response Time (avg)
92.38s
Total Cost
$2.081
Recommended model Claude Opus 5.5 (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while responding about 3.6x faster than Muse Spark Open (xhigh).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Muse Spark Open Muse Spark Open xhigh Release: 2026-10-15
Score 9.2 9.0
Rank #31 #45
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 9.7 8.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 81.2%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 13.001
Total Cost $1.804 $2.081
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $4.250 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 290,117 271,242
Output Tokens 9,805 11,803
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 397,838
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 92.38s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 482.30s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 2124.67s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) 816B total (42B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

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.

#31 Claude Opus 5.5

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

#45 Muse Spark Open

xhigh
Cost
$0.049
Time
244.5s
Tokens
11,567 tok

Top Models by Score

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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
Muse Spark Open 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 51.43s 8,478 1,796 53,029

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