Short answer: Claude Opus 5.5 is 1.5x cheaper (2.22¢ vs 3.35¢ a chat). Claude Opus 5.5 ranks higher overall (#1 vs #2). Claude Opus 5.5 wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Claude Opus 5.5 is the clear pick: stronger and cheaper.
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE OPUS 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE604 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER89ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Writing
93
Agentic
92
Reasoning
90
Code
88
Instruction
88
Value
6
LIEUTENANT★★★★★
GENERALIST / WRITER
3.35¢ per chat · 29 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE OPUS 5.5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE644 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER94ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Code
94
Agentic
98
Writing
97
Reasoning
94
Math
91
Value
10
BOSS★★★★★
CODER / AGENT
2.22¢ per chat · 45 chats per NZ$1
“Give me the repo.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5.5
Cost per chat (NZD)
3.35¢
2.22¢
Chats per NZ$1
29
45
Overall rank
#2
#1
Vendor
Anthropic
Anthropic
Speciality
General
Code
Reasoning
90
94
Code
88
94
Math
86
91
Writing
93
97
Instruction
88
90
Agentic
92
98
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or Claude Opus 5.5?
Claude Opus 5.5 costs 2.22¢ per typical chat versus 3.35¢ for Claude Opus 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Claude Opus 5 or Claude Opus 5.5?
Claude Opus 5.5 ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Claude Opus 5.5 leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Can I try Claude Opus 5 and Claude Opus 5.5 side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
