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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) vs GPT-5.2 (medium)

GPT-5.2 (medium) leads on average score with 8.7 vs 8.6. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.516 vs $1.540. Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) is faster at 14.98s vs 31.29s, with pass rates of 79.7% vs 73.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#61
Total Output Tokens
83,041
Response Time (avg)
14.98s
Total Cost
$1.516
Rank
#54
Total Output Tokens
80,538
Response Time (avg)
31.29s
Total Cost
$1.540
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.6 vs 8.7), while responding about 2.1x faster than GPT-5.2 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5.5 Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh Release: 2026-09-29 GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 medium Release: 2025-12-11
Score 8.6 8.7
Rank #61 #54
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.7 8.5
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.7% 73.9%
Flaky tests 4 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.473 10.261
Total Cost $1.516 $1.540
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $1.750 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $14.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 342,579 235,207
Output Tokens 12,848 11,065
Reasoning Tokens 70,193 69,473
Response Time (avg) 14.98s 31.29s
Response Time (max) 54.92s 116.86s
Response Time (total) 344.60s 531.98s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~1.2T total (~80B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#61 Claude Sonnet 5.5

xhigh
Cost
$0.319
Time
258.6s
Tokens
31,969 tok

#54 GPT-5.2

medium
Cost
$0.047
Time
49.2s
Tokens
3,396 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 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 11.90s 10,608 555 9,501
GPT-5.2 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.73s 7,302 511 11,912

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