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Claude Opus 5 (high) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max)

Claude Opus 5 (high) leads on average score with 9.4 vs 9.2. Claude Opus 5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $4.524 vs $8.557. Claude Opus 5 (high) is faster at 25.31s vs 84.26s, with pass rates of 82.6% vs 82.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#27
Total Output Tokens
105,662
Response Time (avg)
25.31s
Total Cost
$4.524
Rank
#34
Total Output Tokens
758,707
Response Time (avg)
84.26s
Total Cost
$8.557
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (high)

It has the best score here (9.4), while costing about 1.9x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (max).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25 Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 max Release: 2026-09-29
Score 9.4 9.2
Rank #27 #34
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 82.6% 82.6%
Flaky tests 0 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 23.809 47.536
Total Cost $4.524 $8.557
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 376,421 484,627
Output Tokens 67,688 11,026
Reasoning Tokens 37,974 747,681
Response Time (avg) 25.31s 84.26s
Response Time (max) 159.01s 488.39s
Response Time (total) 582.11s 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.

#27 Claude Opus 5

high
Cost
$0.265
Time
144.5s
Tokens
10,741 tok

#34 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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.73s 10,590 7,547 1,721
Claude Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 55.26s 10,608 580 70,730

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