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

Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
49.70
Total cost
$5868
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 (Xhigh)o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)49.716.7−66.4% o4-mini (High) is 66.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,867.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)35.00s28.44s−18.7% o4-mini (High) is 18.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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