Claude Opus 5 (High) vs o3-mini

Claude Opus 5 (High) vs o3-mini. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
48.10
Total cost
$4332
OpenAIo3-miniNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.50
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 5 (High)o3-miniDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)48.112.5−74.0% o3-mini is 74.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,331.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.99s8.88s−57.7% o3-mini is 57.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.10 / $4.40
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