Alternatives
What are the alternatives to Claude Opus 5?
Claude Opus 5 ranks 10 of 94 in the overall index and costs $10 per million tokens.
Muse Ember 1.0: Level in the overall index (110.4 vs. 117.4) but cheaper: $0.20 instead of $10 per million tokens.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: The best model with open weights, weaker: 106.7 vs. 117.4 in the overall index.
- Alternatives
- 4
- Overall index rank
- 10
- Data as of
- Nov 10, 2026
The alternatives by reason
Similar strength, cheaper
Muse Ember 1.0
Level in the overall index (110.4 vs. 117.4) but cheaper: $0.20 instead of $10 per million tokens.
- Overall index
- 110.4
- Price (3:1)
- $0.20
- Speed
- n/a
Rank 14 · Middle group
With open weights
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
The best model with open weights, weaker: 106.7 vs. 117.4 in the overall index.
- Overall index
- 106.7
- Price (3:1)
- $0.26
- Speed
- 126
Rank 20 · Middle group
Head to head: Claude Opus 5 vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Open the profile
Similar strength, faster
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Level in the overall index (121.8 vs. 117.4) and faster: 103 instead of 71 tokens per second.
- Overall index
- 121.8
- Price (3:1)
- $4
- Speed
- 103
Rank 5 · Upper group
Head to head: Claude Opus 5 vs. Claude Sonnet 5.5Open the profile
The successor
Claude Opus 5.5
The successor to Claude Opus 5. Overall index 125.6 vs. 117.4.
- Overall index
- 125.6
- Price (3:1)
- $8
- Speed
- 75
Rank 3 · Top group
Head to head: Claude Opus 5 vs. Claude Opus 5.5Open the profile
The models around Claude Opus 5
| Rank | Model | Overall index | Price (3:1) | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 121.8 | $4 | 103 |
| 6 | Gemini 4 Argon | 121.4 | $4 | 46 |
| 8 | Muse Wonder Full | 118.1 | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | GPT-6.1 Sol | 118.0 | $4 | 44 |
| 10 | Claude Opus 5this model | 117.4 | $10 | 71 |
| 11 | Muse Wonder | 113.3 | $8 | n/a |
| 12 | Claude Fable 5 | 112.8 | $20 | 50 |
| 13 | Kimi K3.1 Pro | 112.6 | $4 | 56 |
Price in dollars per million tokens, mixed from 3 parts input and 1 part output. Speed in tokens per second.
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