Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Sonnet 5.5

Which is the better AI model in 2026? Here's how they compare.

Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
50.8
Intelligence Index
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Higher intelligence
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
56
Intelligence Index
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Capability profile

Artificial Analysis indices (0–100). Missing dimensions show as 0.

Head to head

Claude Opus 5
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Intelligence
50.8
56
Coding
78
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Math
—
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Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000
Output price
$25/1M
$10/1M
Input price
$5/1M
$2/1M
Speed (t/s)
0
130
Knowledge cutoff
2026-05
2026-06
Open weights
No
No
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