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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs Particle-1 (medium)

Particle-1 (medium) leads on average score with 8.6 vs 8.5. Particle-1 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.217 vs $1.438. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 15.01s vs 32.30s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 73.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-10

Compared models

Rank
#100
Total Output Tokens
73,018
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$1.438
Rank
#96
Total Output Tokens
406,465
Response Time (avg)
32.30s
Total Cost
$0.217
Recommended model Particle-1 (medium)

It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 6.6x less than Claude Sonnet 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 Particle-1 Particle-1 medium Release: 2026-10-28
Score 8.5 8.6
Rank #100 #96
Reliability 10.0 9.7
Consistency 9.1 8.2
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 73.9%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 8.985 1.546
Total Cost $1.438 $0.217
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.050 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.003 / 1M
Cache Write Price $2.500 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 353,658 263,837
Output Tokens 54,891 7,443
Reasoning Tokens 18,370 399,022
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 32.30s
Response Time (max) 69.26s 276.96s
Response Time (total) 345.16s 742.97s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~748B total (~16B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#100 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#96 Particle-1

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
42.2s
Tokens
10,219 tok

Top Models by Score

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
Particle-1 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 64.92s 7,986 402 115,089

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