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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium)

Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium) leads on average score with 8.4 vs 8.3. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.752 vs $1.951. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high) is faster at 8.94s vs 193.59s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 78.8%.

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
#73
Total Output Tokens
759,191
Response Time (avg)
193.59s
Total Cost
$1.951
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5.5 (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.3 vs 8.4), while costing about 2.6x less than Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-29 Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo medium Release: 2026-08-12
Score 8.3 8.4
Rank #80 #73
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 8.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 78.8%
Flaky tests 5 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.014 13.002
Total Cost $0.752 $1.951
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 159,456 104,433
Output Tokens 10,170 6,511
Reasoning Tokens 33,135 752,680
Response Time (avg) 8.94s 193.59s
Response Time (max) 25.71s 885.33s
Response Time (total) 196.68s 4258.98s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B 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.

#80 Claude Sonnet 5.5

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

#73 Seed 2.1 Turbo

medium
Cost
$0.099
Time
583.9s
Tokens
39,514 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
Seed 2.1 Turbo 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 354.87s 8,220 384 205,892

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