Arctic Instruct vs Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh)

Arctic Instruct vs Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SnowflakeArctic InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.40
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.70
Total cost
$5868
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricArctic InstructClaude Opus 5 (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.449.7+820.4% Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) is 9.2× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$5,867.76— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported35.31s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$5.00 / $25.0
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