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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) leads on average score with 8.3 vs 8.2. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.752 vs $0.922. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) is faster at 8.94s vs 12.54s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 75.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-29

Compared models

Rank
#80
Total Output Tokens
43,305
Response Time (avg)
8.94s
Total Cost
$0.752
Rank
#85
Total Output Tokens
63,204
Response Time (avg)
12.54s
Total Cost
$0.922
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.3) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-29 Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30
Score 8.3 8.2
Rank #80 #85
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 75.8%
Flaky tests 5 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.014 6.144
Total Cost $0.752 $0.922
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 159,456 145,953
Output Tokens 10,170 52,330
Reasoning Tokens 33,135 10,874
Response Time (avg) 8.94s 12.54s
Response Time (max) 25.71s 66.71s
Response Time (total) 196.68s 275.90s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#80 Claude Sonnet 5.5

high
Cost
$0.088
Time
73.5s
Tokens
8,914 tok

#85 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 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 Sonnet 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.85s 10,608 561 6,326
Claude Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379

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