Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh): 5.4% more intelligence, 35.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 367.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) | GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.7 | 52.4 | +5.4% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 5.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,867.76 | $3,802.98 | −35.2% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 35.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 40.34s | 188.57s | +367.5% GPT-6 Astra (Xhigh) is 367.5% 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 (Xhigh) 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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