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Claude Opus 5 vs GPT-5.2 Chat (default)

Claude Opus 5 leads on average score with 7.1 vs 7.0. GPT-5.2 Chat (default) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.594 vs $2.766. GPT-5.2 Chat (default) is faster at 7.43s vs 10.78s, with pass rates of 55.1% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-15

Compared models

Rank
#169
Total Output Tokens
31,386
Response Time (avg)
10.78s
Total Cost
$2.766
Rank
#174
Total Output Tokens
29,742
Response Time (avg)
7.43s
Total Cost
$0.594
Recommended model GPT-5.2 Chat (default)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.0 vs 7.1), while costing about 4.7x less than Claude Opus 5.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 none Release: 2026-07-25 GPT-5.2 Chat GPT-5.2 Chat default Release: 2025-12-11
Score 7.1 7.0
Rank #169 #174
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.1% 66.7%
Flaky tests 1 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 23.044 4.564
Total Cost $2.766 $0.594
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $1.750 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $14.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.175 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 396,120 101,104
Output Tokens 31,386 10,414
Reasoning Tokens 0 19,328
Response Time (avg) 10.78s 7.43s
Response Time (max) 79.61s 38.52s
Response Time (total) 247.96s 163.35s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~400B total (~17B 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.

#169 Claude Opus 5

none
Cost
$0.271
Time
149.3s
Tokens
10,962 tok

#174 GPT-5.2 Chat

default
Cost
$0.010
Time
15.3s
Tokens
797 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 5.9 9.7 33.3% 0 5.54s 10,590 2,886 0
GPT-5.2 Chat 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 9.82s 7,305 843 5,888

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