Apodex 1.1 vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Max)
Which is better for the money: Apodex 1.1 by Apodex or Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) by Anthropic? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
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Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) scores 11.8 points higher (38.2 vs 26.4) but costs 7.5× as much to run the benchmark ($6998 vs $939; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) when you need intelligence above 26.4, and Apodex 1.1 when 26.4 is enough.
| Metric | Apodex 1.1 | Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.4 | 38.2 | +44.7% Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) is 44.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $939.06 | $6,998.25 | +645.2% Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) is 7.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 184.22s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $3.00 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Apodex 1.1: 44.7% more intelligence, 645.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Apodex 1.1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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