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Claude Opus 5 (low) vs GPT-5.4 (medium)

Claude Opus 5 (low) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.8. GPT-5.4 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.213 vs $2.350. Claude Opus 5 (low) is faster at 9.87s vs 24.81s, with pass rates of 84.1% vs 78.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#51
Total Output Tokens
23,416
Response Time (avg)
9.87s
Total Cost
$2.350
Rank
#61
Total Output Tokens
96,502
Response Time (avg)
24.81s
Total Cost
$2.213
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (low)

It has the best score here (9.0), while responding about 2.5x faster than GPT-5.4 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 low Release: 2026-07-25 GPT-5.4 GPT-5.4 medium Release: 2026-03-05
Score 9.0 8.8
Rank #51 #61
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 8.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.1% 78.3%
Flaky tests 1 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 12.367 12.535
Total Cost $2.350 $2.213
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $15.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 352,845 223,210
Output Tokens 16,553 7,312
Reasoning Tokens 7,007 89,190
Response Time (avg) 9.87s 24.81s
Response Time (max) 73.15s 100.41s
Response Time (total) 226.95s 570.60s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.5T 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.

#51 Claude Opus 5

low
Cost
$0.062
Time
30.2s
Tokens
2,615 tok

#61 GPT-5.4

medium
Cost
$0.214
Time
199.6s
Tokens
14,349 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 7.8 7.4 77.8% 1 6.70s 10,590 2,442 760
GPT-5.4 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 44.36s 7,305 433 24,216

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