Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GPT-5.5 (Low)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GPT-5.5 (Low). 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
OpenAIGPT-5.5 (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
30.70
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 Sonnet 5 (Max)GPT-5.5 (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.230.7−19.6% GPT-5.5 (Low) is 19.6% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)190.29s8.12s−95.7% GPT-5.5 (Low) is 95.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$5.00 / $30.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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