Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Non-reasoning)Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.751.9+119.0% Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xh… is 2.2× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$2,176.82— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.91s33.27s+204.9% Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xh… is 204.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$2.00 / $10.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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