Claude 4.1 Opus (Reasoning) vs Claude Opus 5 (Max)

Claude 4.1 Opus (Reasoning) vs Claude Opus 5 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4.1 Opus (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.80
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
50.80
Total cost
$7275
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 4.1 Opus (Reasoning)Claude Opus 5 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.850.8+122.8% Claude Opus 5 (Max) is 2.2× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$7,274.74— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported59.61s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$15.0 / $75.0$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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