Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5

Chat & assistants: models

S Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,508 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for chat & assistants

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	Gemini 4 Argon Google	Models	Cloud	1,524 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Muse Wonder Meta	Models	Cloud	1,509 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$8/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,502 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	Models	Cloud	1,496 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$1.5/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Muse Spark 1.3 Meta	Models	Cloud	1,494 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$2/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google	Models	Cloud	1,487 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$4.5/M tokens	—
S	Kimi K3 Moonshot AI	Models	Local	1,487 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	~1600 GB VRAM	—
S	GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,484 on LMArena Text Arena (overall, style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5

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Search & research: models

A Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,211 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for search & research

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,250 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,246 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,233 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen)	Models	Cloud	1,230 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$3/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	GPT-6 Luna OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,209 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$0.2/M tokens	—
A	Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google	Models	Cloud	1,207 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$4.5/M tokens	—
A	ERNIE 5.1 Baidu	Models	Cloud	1,192 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	—	—
B	Sonar Pro Perplexity AI	Models	Cloud	1,143 on LMArena Search Arena (style control)	$6/M tokens	—

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Writing: models

S Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,519 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for writing

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	Gemini 4 Argon Google	Models	Cloud	1,516 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	Models	Cloud	1,487 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$1.5/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Muse Wonder Meta	Models	Cloud	1,485 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$8/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,485 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google	Models	Cloud	1,481 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$4.5/M tokens	—
A	Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen)	Models	Cloud	1,469 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$3/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,465 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	Kimi K3 Moonshot AI	Models	Local	1,461 on LMArena Text Arena: Creative Writing (style control)	~1600 GB VRAM	—

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Coding: models

S Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,806 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for coding

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,776 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,768 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,754 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,742 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	Gemini 4 Argon Google	Models	Cloud	1,678 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen)	Models	Cloud	1,674 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$3/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 DeepSeek	Models	Local	1,670 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	~320 GB VRAM	—
B	Muse Spark 1.3 Meta	Models	Cloud	1,659 on LMArena WebDev / Code Arena (overall)	$2/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5

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Image understanding: models

S Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,293 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for image understanding

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	Qwen3.8-Max Alibaba (Qwen)	Models	Cloud	1,301 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$3/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,294 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Muse Spark 1.3 Meta	Models	Cloud	1,290 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$2/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	Models	Cloud	1,289 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$1.5/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,286 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,286 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
S	Gemini 3.1 Pro (Preview) Google	Models	Cloud	1,280 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	$4.5/M tokens	—
S	GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai	Models	Local	1,273 on LMArena Vision Arena (overall, style control)	~185 GB VRAM	—

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Vector graphics & logos: models

C Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 1,332 on Design Arena SVG

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for vector graphics & logos

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	Arrow 2 Telos QuiverAI	Models	Cloud	1,554 on Design Arena SVG	$12/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	Models	Cloud	1,431 on Design Arena SVG	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	Arrow 2 QuiverAI	Models	Cloud	1,380 on Design Arena SVG	$8/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
C	Muse Spark 1.3 Meta	Models	Cloud	1,323 on Design Arena SVG	$2/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
C	Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	1,300 on Design Arena SVG	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
C	Kimi K3 Moonshot AI	Models	Local	1,300 on Design Arena SVG	~1600 GB VRAM	—
C	Gemini 3.8 Flash Google	Models	Cloud	1,294 on Design Arena SVG	$1.5/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
C	GLM-5.3 Z.ai	Models	Local	1,293 on Design Arena SVG	~425 GB VRAM	—

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Workflow automation: models

A Claude Opus 5.5 · Cloud · 69.5% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)

Alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5 for workflow automation

Tier	Name	Approach	Runs	Rated by	Price	Skill	Compare
S	Gemini 4 Argon Google	Models	Cloud	77.5% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	Models	Cloud	71.8% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	Muse Wonder Meta	Models	Cloud	71.3% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$8/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
A	GPT-6 Astra OpenAI	Models	Cloud	68.5% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$20/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 DeepSeek	Models	Local	66.6% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	~320 GB VRAM	—
B	Grok 4.7 xAI	Models	Cloud	65.6% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$3/M tokens	—
B	GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI	Models	Cloud	64.9% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	$4/M tokens	—	vs Claude Opus 5.5
B	GLM-5.3 Z.ai	Models	Local	62.2% on AutomationBench-AA (Artificial Analysis)	~425 GB VRAM	—

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