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title: "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5: Real Cost per Token, Plans & Benchmarks | Tokenews"
description: "Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5: 4 shared plans (2 matching workloads), token costs, allowances and 6 leaderboard snapshots, with dates, configurations and…"
url: https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/
updated: 2026-10-16
source: Tokenews (https://tokenews.xyz), data from Real API Pricing (https://github.com/Fei2411/real-api-pricing, MIT)
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Comparison · [Anthropic](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/anthropic/)

# Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5: pricing, allowances and benchmarks

Claude Opus 5.5 (Anthropic) and Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic): 4 shared subscriptions and 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, with workloads, sample dates and benchmark configurations.

Plan & benchmark data snapshot 2026-10-16 · [How real prices are computed](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)

As of 2026-10-16, 2 of 4 shared subscriptions use matching normalized workloads: Claude Opus 5.5 has a lower recorded token cost on 2, Claude Opus 5 on 0, with 0 tied. Their highest archived configurations score 57.62 and 50.78 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3; all 6 shared leaderboard snapshots, configurations and sources appear below.

- **Shared subscriptions**: 4 — Both models available
- **Comparable workloads**: 2 — Used for price ratios
- **Shared leaderboards**: 6 — Highest archived configurations
- **Official API prices**: 2/ 2 — Models with list prices

- **Makers**: [Anthropic](https://tokenews.xyz/makers/anthropic/)
- **Model pages**: [Claude Opus 5.5](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/) · [Claude Opus 5](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/)
- **Model IDs**: `claude-opus-5.5` · `claude-opus-5`
- **Comparison method**: [Workloads, shared quotas and benchmark limits](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis)

[Plot both on the price–capability chart](https://tokenews.xyz/#sel=claude_max_5x%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=claude_max_20x%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=claude_pro%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=claude_team%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=devin_max%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=droid_max%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=droid_pro%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=cursor_ultra%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=anthropic_opus55_api%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5.5&sel=claude_pro%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5&sel=claude_max_5x%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5&sel=claude_max_20x%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5&sel=droid_max%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5&sel=anthropic_opus5_api%3A%3Aclaude-opus-5)

## Same plan, side by side

Each row is a subscription that includes both models at the same fee. Real cost = monthly fee ÷ the recorded monthly allowance. Each model's allowance assumes using the plan for that model; the columns cannot be added together. Click a price for its calculation and sources. Ratios use only matching normalized workloads.

Plans that include both Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Opus 5

| Plan / provider | Monthly fee | Claude Opus 5.5 | Claude Opus 5 | Recorded token cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claude Pro](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/#plan-claude-pro)[Anthropic](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/) | $20/mo | [**$0.00655**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/#ev-claude-pro-claude-opus-5-5) /MTok 3.054B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-22 – 2026-09-27 · sampled · confidence High | [**$0.00772**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/#ev-claude-pro-claude-opus-5) /MTok 2.589B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-22 · sampled · confidence High | Claude Opus 5.5 lower1.18× price ratio (higher/lower) |
| [Claude Max 5x (9/14+)](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/#plan-claude-max-5x)[Anthropic](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/) | $100/mo | [**$0.00545**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/#ev-claude-max-5x-claude-opus-5-5) /MTok 18.334B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-03 · sampled · confidence Medium | [**$0.01274**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/#ev-claude-max-5x-claude-opus-5) /MTok 7.85B tokens/month [Not normalized](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-08 · derived; uses the data date of Claude Max 20x (9/14+) · claude-opus-5 · confidence Medium | Unnormalized records |
| [Claude Max 20x (9/14+)](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/#plan-claude-max-20x)[Anthropic](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/anthropic/) | $200/mo | [**$0.00634**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/#ev-claude-max-20x-claude-opus-5-5) /MTok 31.538B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-22 – 2026-09-27 · sampled · confidence Medium | [**$0.01274**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/#ev-claude-max-20x-claude-opus-5) /MTok 15.7B tokens/month [Not normalized](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-08 · sampled · confidence Medium | Unnormalized records |
| [Droid Max](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/factory/#plan-droid-max)[Factory](https://tokenews.xyz/providers/factory/) | $200/mo | [**$0.07918**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/#ev-droid-max-claude-opus-5-5) /MTok 2.526B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-29 · sampled · confidence Medium | [**$0.09897**](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/#ev-droid-max-claude-opus-5) /MTok 2.021B tokens/month [Anthropic workload](https://tokenews.xyz/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-claude-opus-5-5/#basis) 2026-09-29 · derived; uses the data date of Droid Max · claude-opus-5.5 · confidence Medium | Claude Opus 5.5 lower1.25× price ratio (higher/lower) |

## Leaderboards head to head

Each model's highest archived configuration on each shared leaderboard snapshot, ranked among the models archived in this dataset. Harness, reasoning effort and service mode can differ; self-reported and estimated results are marked. These reference configurations are not measurements of the subscriptions above. Overlapping leaderboards do not form an overall ability rating.

Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5 on independent leaderboards

| Leaderboard | Metric | Claude Opus 5.5 | Claude Opus 5 | Higher archived score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Intelligence Index | **57.62** #1 / 60 · Claude Opus 5.5 (max with fallback) Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **50.78** #6 / 60 · Claude Opus 5 (max) Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+6.85 |
| [Terminal-Bench 4.0](https://www.tbench.ai/leaderboard) | Resolution Rate % | **66.4** self-reported #1 / 18 · Claude Code - Claude Opus 5.5 (default) - self-reported Claude Code 2026-09-23 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-terminal-bench4-selfreport-carry-2026-10-01.json) | **53.94** #4 / 18 · Claude Code - Opus 5 (xhigh) Claude Code · xhigh Reported interval 50.77–57.11 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-terminal-bench4-round3-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+12.46 |
| [Terminal-Bench 4.0 (AA)](https://artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models) | Resolution Rate % | **59.6** #2 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - Claude Opus 5.5 (max with fallback) Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **48.99** #6 / 53 · Artificial Analysis - Claude Opus 5 (max) Artificial Analysis · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+10.61 |
| [Code Arena | WebDev Overall](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/code) | Arena Score | **1,818** #1 / 54 · claude-opus-5.5-max Max Reported interval 1,801.5–1,834.5 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **1,694** #6 / 54 · claude-opus-5-max Max Reported interval 1,687.5–1,700.5 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-code-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+124 |
| [Agent Arena · Overall (Ranking / Pareto)](https://arena.ai/leaderboard/agent) | Net Improvement % | **13.78** #2 / 39 · Claude Opus 5.5 (High) High Reported interval 11.54–16.02 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | **8.76** #5 / 39 · Claude Opus 5 (High) High Reported interval 7.26–10.26 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-agent-arena-round2-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+5.02 |
| [Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index v1.5](https://artificialanalysis.ai/agents/coding-agents) | Coding Agent Index | **65.99** #2 / 19 · Claude Code - Opus 5.5 (max) Claude Code · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | **59.73** #6 / 19 · Claude Code - Opus 5 (max) Claude Code · Max 2026-10-01 · [Record](https://tokenews.xyz/data/evidence/scores-aa-round5-2026-10-01.json) | Claude Opus 5.5+6.26 |

## Official API pricing

Each row uses its listed pricing conditions. Cache writes are shown separately; subscription costs above retain their recorded quota basis. An em dash means that rate is not recorded.

List price per million tokens

| Model / pricing conditions | Cached input | Input | Cache write | Output |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claude Opus 5.5](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/)Upstream reference[Upstream price reference](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5-5/#ev-anthropic-opus55-api-claude-opus-5-5) | $0.2 | $4 | — | $20 |
| [Claude Opus 5](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/)Upstream reference[Upstream price reference](https://tokenews.xyz/models/claude-opus-5/#ev-anthropic-opus5-api-claude-opus-5) | $0.5 | $5 | — | $25 |

## How to read this comparison

Price ratios compare recorded USD/MTok under the same known workload. Raw measured totals, different workloads and unmetered access remain visible but are excluded from the lower-cost counts. Recorded allowances assume using the quota; your effective cost depends on utilization, cache mix, output mix and plan limits. Qualitative confidence is not an error bar.

-   Anthropic workload: 97% cache reads / 2.5% cache writes / 0.5% output
-   Not workload-normalized: sample lacks a token breakdown (or is an official absolute token table); raw tokens used as-is

[Methodology and sources](https://tokenews.xyz/methodology/)

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