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Claude Opus 5 (medium) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo (low)

Claude Opus 5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.1. Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.546 vs $1.586. Claude Opus 5 (medium) is faster at 10.26s vs 163.90s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-24

Compared models

Rank
#25
Total Output Tokens
36,618
Response Time (avg)
10.26s
Total Cost
$1.586
Rank
#28
Total Output Tokens
597,236
Response Time (avg)
163.90s
Total Cost
$1.546
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (9.2), while responding about 16.0x faster than Seed 2.1 Turbo (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 medium Release: 2026-07-25 Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo low Release: 2026-08-12
Score 9.2 9.1
Rank #25 #28
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 80.3%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.811 9.091
Total Cost $1.586 $1.546
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,604 104,464
Output Tokens 23,814 6,844
Reasoning Tokens 12,804 590,392
Response Time (avg) 10.26s 163.90s
Response Time (max) 35.43s 739.98s
Response Time (total) 225.66s 3605.87s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~200B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#25 Claude Opus 5

medium
Cost
$0.125
Time
69.3s
Tokens
5,134 tok

#28 Seed 2.1 Turbo

low
Cost
$0.049
Time
298.8s
Tokens
19,730 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 9.56s 10,590 5,224 1,162
Seed 2.1 Turbo 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 360.85s 8,220 385 207,368

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