Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs o3-mini (High)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs o3-mini (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
OpenAIo3-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.00
Total cost
-
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 4.8 (Max)o3-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.811.0−73.7% o3-mini (High) is 73.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)37.90s17.67s−53.4% o3-mini (High) is 53.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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