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Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Opus 5.5 has the larger documented context window.
Updated September 23, 2026. We do not rank this pair: at least one has no public score. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
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The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead. 0 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Opus 5.5 has the larger documented context window.
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Grok Build 0.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Grok Build 0.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
Directional only · BenchAlign v5.6
Claude Opus 5.5 scores higher, but at least one score rests on Estimated evidence or a different benchmark set. Directional only, no winner.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
2 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.6 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
| Category | Claude Opus 5.5 | Grok Build 0.1 | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 88.8Supported · #1/105 | 27.5Estimated · #72/105 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.6 lane · 11 vs 1 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 87.1Supported · #1/135 | 28.2Estimated · #101/135 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.6 lane · 9 vs 0 public rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | 78.5#4/18 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | 88.8#3/50 | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 1 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Knowledge | 90.0Supported · #1/160 | Not ranked | Not comparableBenchAlign v5.6 lane · 16 vs 0 public rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.6) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok Build 0.1
256K
Claude Opus 5.5
claude-opus-5-5
Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 model documentationGrok Build 0.1
Not sourced
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Claude Opus 5.5
$0.2 per 1M cached input tokens
Claude Opus 5.5 model documentationGrok Build 0.1
$0.2 per 1M cached input tokens
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok Build 0.1
Not sourced
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok Build 0.1
Not sourced
Claude Opus 5.5
Generally Available · Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud, Microsoft Foundry, Claude Platform on AWS
Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 model documentationGrok Build 0.1
Not sourced
Claude Opus 5.5
Reasoning
Grok Build 0.1
Non-Reasoning
Claude Opus 5.5
Proprietary
Grok Build 0.1
Proprietary
Claude Opus 5.5
Proprietary
Grok Build 0.1
Proprietary
Claude Opus 5.5
2026-09-22
Grok Build 0.1
2026-05-20
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Claude Opus 5.5 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 87.1 to 28.2. Grok Build 0.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Claude Opus 5.5 scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 88.8 to 27.5. Grok Build 0.1 is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.014 on Claude Opus 5.5 and $0.002 on Grok Build 0.1; repository review costs $0.26 and $0.056; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.32 and $0.08. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Claude Opus 5.5 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 256K.
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
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Last updated September 23, 2026