Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs Sonar Reasoning

Claude Opus 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs Sonar Reasoning. 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 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback)Sonar ReasoningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.28.7−83.0% Sonar Reasoning is 83.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,626.81Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.68sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0—
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