Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs o4-mini (High)

Claude Opus 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs o4-mini (High). 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 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)26.416.7−36.7% o4-mini (High) is 36.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.26s28.44s+86.4% o4-mini (High) is 86.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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