Claude Opus 5 (High) vs o4-mini (High)

Claude Opus 5 (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.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
48.10
Total cost
$4332
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
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)o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)48.116.7−65.3% o4-mini (High) is 65.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,331.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.99s28.44s+35.5% o4-mini (High) is 35.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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