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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.5

Summary

Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-5.5 benchmark comparison: GPT-5.5 leads on average score with 9.3 vs 5.7. Claude Sonnet 5 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.287 vs $0.907. Claude Sonnet 5 is faster at 4.74s vs 9.76s, with pass rates of 42.9% vs 85.7%.

Recommended model: GPT-5.5 - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.3) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 none Release: 2026-06-30 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 low Release: 2026-04-24
Score 5.7 9.3
Rank #117 #4
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 42.9% 85.7%
Flaky tests 4 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.098 5.035
Total Cost $0.287 $0.907
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 76,797 34,209
Output Tokens 13,325 2,046
Reasoning Tokens 0 22,460
Response Time (avg) 4.74s 9.76s
Response Time (max) 29.46s 56.19s
Response Time (total) 99.46s 204.92s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#117 Claude Sonnet 5

none
Cost
$0.061
Time
53.7s
Tokens
6,172 tok

#4 GPT-5.5

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
37.0s
Tokens
2,339 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 5.3 10.0 25.0% 0 3.60s 834 1,813 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.41s 606 238 1,020
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 4.6 7.9 22.2% 1 3.67s 10,590 1,864 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.04s 7,302 423 6,402
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 29.46s 38,775 6,340 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.56s 11,019 303 717
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 10,503 309 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.28s 7,140 228 157
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 3.28s 975 933 0
GPT-5.5 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 28.05s 723 69 11,609
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 4.7 3.1 33.3% 1 2.81s 708 272 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.17s 477 133 245
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 6.4 10.0 50.0% 0 2.58s 909 103 0
GPT-5.5 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 3.74s 660 93 415
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 6.0 7.4 55.6% 1 3.22s 894 778 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.74s 642 279 954
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.80s 12,351 522 0
GPT-5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.96s 5,445 250 101
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.31s 258 391 0
GPT-5.5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 10.06s 195 30 840

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