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Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-5 Medium

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 60.4 to 29.3. GPT-5 Medium is 2.3x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 60.4 to 29.3, ranking #1 overall.

On price, GPT-5 Medium is roughly 2.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Opus 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 60.4 and ranks #1 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose GPT-5 Medium

  • cost matters — it's about 2.3x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
GPT-5 Medium
OpenAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
60.4
#1
29.3
#151
Reasoning
59.5
#1
28.2
#151
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$4.00 / M
$1.25 / M
Output price
$20.00 / M
$10.00 / M
Context window
1,000,000
400,000

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Claude Opus 5.5 · 2 for GPT-5 Medium

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Mediumdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-5 Medium costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($4.00/1M tokens) is 3.2x more expensive than GPT-5 Medium ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 5.5 ($20.00/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than GPT-5 Medium ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 5.5 is more expensive than GPT-5 Medium.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input tokens$4.00
Output tokens$20.00
Best providerAnthropic
OpenAI
GPT-5 Medium
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to GPT-5 Medium's 400,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
OpenAI
GPT-5 Medium
Input400,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Sat Oct 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Medium support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-5 Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Opus 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-5 Medium

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 5.5 was released on 2026-09-22, while GPT-5 Medium was released on 2025-08-07.

Claude Opus 5.5 is 14 months newer than GPT-5 Medium.

Claude Opus 5.5

Sep 22, 2026

1 months ago

1.1yr newer
GPT-5 Medium

Aug 7, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 5.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while GPT-5 Medium has a cutoff of 2024-09-30.

Claude Opus 5.5 has more recent training data (up to 2026-06-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-5 Medium (2024-09-30).

Claude Opus 5.5

Jun 2026

1.8 yr newer
GPT-5 Medium

Sep 2024

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 5.5 is available from Anthropic. GPT-5 Medium is available from OpenAI.

Claude Opus 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $4.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $20.00/1M

GPT-5 Medium

openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Medium side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 5.5
✓ Preferred
GPT-5 Medium
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-5 Medium.

Which is better, Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT-5 Medium?

Claude Opus 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 60.4 to 29.3. Claude Opus 5.5 is made by Anthropic and GPT-5 Medium is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 5.5 compare to GPT-5 Medium in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.2%, Global-MMLU: 94.3%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 93.9%, MILU: 93.1%, ArXivMath: 91.2%. GPT-5 Medium scores AIME 2025: 88.9%, GPQA: 88.1%.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 cheaper than GPT-5 Medium?

GPT-5 Medium is 3.2x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00/M input and $20.00/M output via anthropic. GPT-5 Medium costs $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output via openai.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Medium?

Claude Opus 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and GPT-5 Medium supports 400K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Medium?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (60.4 vs 29.3), context window (1.0M vs 400K), input pricing ($4.00 vs $1.25/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5 Medium?

Claude Opus 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and GPT-5 Medium is developed by OpenAI.

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