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Head to head

Claude Sonnet 5 vs Claude Opus 4.5

Claude Sonnet 5: currentClaude Opus 4.5: legacyheavy tier

No verdict

Cost per solved task needs a published pass rate for both models. At least one has none, so it is reported as missing rather than estimated.

verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page

Input $/M tokens

lower is better

  • Claude Sonnet 5$2
  • Claude Opus 4.5$5

Output $/M tokens

lower is better

  • Claude Sonnet 5$10
  • Claude Opus 4.5$25

Cost per solved task

needs a pass rate for both

  • Claude Sonnet 5missing
  • Claude Opus 4.5$9.81
Claude Sonnet 5Claude Opus 4.5
Input $/Mtok$2$5
Output $/Mtok$10$25
Cached input $/Mtok$0.2$0.5
Pass ratemissing46%
Pass rate sourcemissingSEAL
Cost basismissingmodelled
Cost per solved taskmissing$9.81

verified 2026-08-21 · heavy task tier; measured rows ignore the tier· Methodology· Claude Sonnet 5· Claude Opus 4.5