Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Step 5 Preview

Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) vs Step 5 Preview. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
Total cost
-
StepFunStep 5 PreviewOff the frontier
Intelligence
43.70
Total cost
$1190
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 Opus 4.6 (Max)Step 5 PreviewDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.943.7+37.0% Step 5 Preview is 37.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,190.26— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.60s12.08s−56.2% Step 5 Preview is 56.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.00 / $2.70
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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