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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.5

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.5 benchmark comparison: GPT-5.5 leads on average score with 9.3 vs 7.3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.316 vs $0.907. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 5.04s vs 9.76s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 85.7%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.5 - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.3) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 low Release: 2026-04-24
Score 7.3 9.3
Rank #57 #4
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 85.7%
Flaky tests 1 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 5.035
Total Cost $0.316 $0.907
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 34,209
Output Tokens 9,465 2,046
Reasoning Tokens 0 22,460
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 9.76s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 56.19s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 204.92s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#57 Claude Sonnet 4.6

none
Cost
$0.038
Time
27.3s
Tokens
2,598 tok

#4 GPT-5.5

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
37.0s
Tokens
2,339 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 2.94s 636 1,214 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.41s 606 238 1,020
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 5.19s 8,522 2,127 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.04s 7,302 423 6,402
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 9.5 10.0 100.0% 0 23.84s 26,024 3,766 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.56s 11,019 303 717
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.43s 8,574 252 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.28s 7,140 228 157
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 3.54s 759 413 0
GPT-5.5 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 28.05s 723 69 11,609
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 6.1 3.1 66.7% 1 2.56s 513 192 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.17s 477 133 245
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 1.96s 690 90 0
GPT-5.5 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 3.74s 660 93 415
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.53s 663 533 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.74s 642 279 954
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.11s 11,301 447 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.96s 5,445 250 101
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.67s 204 431 0
GPT-5.5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 10.06s 195 30 840

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