Claude 2.1 vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium)

Claude 2.1 vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 2.1Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.60
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
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.

MetricClaude 2.1Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.628.1+401.8% Claude Sonnet 5 (Medi… is 5.0× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,218.17— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported9.02s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$2.00 / $10.0
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