Anthropic · Released 2026-09-22

Claude Opus 5.5

Connect complex-work capability with editable code animation, independent evaluations and real production choices.

Original model explanation ↗

Where it stands in the leaderboard

Artificial Analysis intelligence comparison

58points

Intelligence Index

Rank 1 among included models

max with fallback

Each model uses its highest tested setting on the source page, with fallback conditions retained; scores come from one evaluator.

Source read · · v4.3

Source evaluation & rankings ↗

Same coding tasks: Pi / high

100%

pass@1 (%)

Rank 1 among included models

Pi 0.85.1 · high · 30 attempts

Compare the same Pi version, high effort label and task suite; all three scores are equal and no winner is inferred.

Source read · · core10-v1.3 · Harbor 0.21.0 · Pi 0.85.1

Source evaluation & rankings ↗

Evaluations: conditions and results

Anthropic model evolution

  1. Opus 5 → Opus 5.5

    An update to complex work and communication, with public code-animation and same-prompt game examples.

    Original release ↗
  2. Sonnet 5 → Sonnet 5.5

    The second 5.5-family model emphasizes everyday work, speed and effort-dependent costs.

    Original release ↗

How this capability connects to works and uses