Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs GPT-5 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)GPT-5 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)56.022.9−59.1% GPT-5 (Medium) is 59.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,259.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)367.63s29.26s−92.0% GPT-5 (Medium) is 92.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.25 / $10.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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