Claude Opus 5 (High) vs GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 5 (High) by Anthropic or GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh)
GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) vs Claude Opus 5 (High): 8.9% more intelligence, 12.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 527.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5 (High) | GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 48.1 | 52.4 | +8.9% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 8.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,331.68 | $3,802.98 | −12.2% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 12.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 28.15s | 176.59s | +527.3% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 527.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $25.0 | $10.0 / $50.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Opus 5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
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