Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs o3-mini

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) 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 Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
56.00
Total cost
$7260
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 Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)o3-miniDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)56.012.5−77.7% o3-mini is 77.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$7,259.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)360.53s8.88s−97.5% o3-mini is 97.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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