Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning). 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 (Medium)GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.123.2−17.4% GPT-5.5 (Non-reasonin… is 17.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.17s7.40s−19.3% GPT-5.5 (Non-reasonin… is 19.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$5.00 / $30.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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