Claude Opus 5.5 vs Grok 4.7: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Claude Opus 5.5 and Grok 4.7 releases: 5 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.

  • For intelligence, Claude Opus 5.5 scores highest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) at 58, against Grok 4.7 (xhigh) at 46 for Grok 4.7.
  • For output speed, Claude Opus 5.5 is fastest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback) at 92 t/s, against Grok 4.7 (high) at 54 t/s for Grok 4.7.
  • For cost per task, Claude Opus 5.5 is cheapest: Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback) at $0.55, against Grok 4.7 (high) at $2.73 for Grok 4.7.
Model Playground

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Claude Opus 5.5
Grok 4.7
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
58
61
64
63
61
60
66
$5.98
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$8,708
119k
84k
260M
-
-
-
-
-
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
56
58
62
61
-
59
63
$3.46
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$4,057
66k
40k
100M
92
148.38s
148.38s
153.79s
447.49s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
54
56
59
59
-
56
61
$1.82
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$2,172
36k
18k
53M
90
27.02s
27.02s
32.57s
262.46s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
51
54
57
57
-
54
60
$1.34
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$1,627
26k
12k
38M
75
22.17s
22.17s
28.83s
207.51s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
-
Anthropic
Grok 4.7 (xhigh)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
46
52
54
54
47
47
56
$3.74
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$4,967
81k
59k
240M
40
0.91s
0.91s
13.47s
1115.97s
-
500k
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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SpaceXAI
Grok 4.7 (high)
SpaceXAI logoSpaceXAI
46
52
54
54
-
47
55
$2.73
$1.4
$2.00
$6.00
$0.50
$3,881
66k
47k
198M
54
0.85s
0.85s
10.12s
911.49s
-
500k
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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SpaceXAI
Claude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort, Default Fallback)
Anthropic logoAnthropic
42
46
48
52
-
45
53
$0.55
$2.9
$4.00
$20.00
$0.20
$860
10k
3k
20M
79
4.79s
4.79s
11.15s
80.03s
-
1M
Sep 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Anthropic