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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 8.8 vs 6.8. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.316 vs $3.679. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 5.04s vs 37.98s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 87.3%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.5 - It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.8) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-06-04

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24
Score 6.8 8.8
Rank #77 #9
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 8.9
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 87.3%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 21.638
Total Cost $0.316 $3.679
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 34,212
Output Tokens 9,465 1,985
Reasoning Tokens 0 114,925
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 37.98s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 332.10s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 797.60s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#77 Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

#9 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 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 4.66s 606 250 1,335
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 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959
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 19.29s 11,019 312 2,841
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 4.18s 7,140 234 593
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 7.2 44.4% 1 164.14s 723 67 79,625
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 4.16s 477 138 223
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.36s 660 93 538
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 6.76s 642 241 2,225
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 10.57s 5,445 258 832
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 2.8 1.6 33.3% 1 37.86s 195 30 1,754

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