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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium) vs KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (high)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 5.7 vs 5.6. KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.077 vs $0.672. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium) is faster at 6.07s vs 15.87s, with pass rates of 37.9% vs 42.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-29

Compared models

Rank
#266
Total Output Tokens
32,980
Response Time (avg)
6.07s
Total Cost
$0.672
Rank
#275
Total Output Tokens
114,654
Response Time (avg)
15.87s
Total Cost
$0.077
Recommended model KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 (high)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.6 vs 5.7), while costing about 8.8x less than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-29 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 high Release: 2026-07-14
Score 5.7 5.6
Rank #266 #275
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 9.7 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 37.9% 42.4%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 8.392 1.091
Total Cost $0.672 $0.077
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 170,771 50,423
Output Tokens 23,185 4,144
Reasoning Tokens 9,795 110,510
Response Time (avg) 6.07s 15.87s
Response Time (max) 26.16s 118.35s
Response Time (total) 133.62s 349.16s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~35B total (~3B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#266 Claude Sonnet 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
17.4s
Tokens
2,525 tok

#275 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

high
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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 3.4 9.7 0.0% 0 6.07s 10,608 6,767 0
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 4.3 7.3 11.1% 1 39.07s 6,948 1,166 55,883

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