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Claude Sonnet 5.5

claude-sonnet family · launched 2026-09-28

MultimodalReasoningToolsStructured
AITopic score79.4#8 overall

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is Anthropic's Sonnet-class model for well-scoped everyday work, succeeding Claude Sonnet 5 as a direct upgrade. It is especially strong at building features, fixing bugs, and producing...

Evidence coverage100%9 evaluations · 3 institutions
Context / maximum output1M / 128ktokens
Cache / input / output$0.1 · $2 · $10USD per million tokens
Value / freshness60.0 / 89relative value · release freshness
Product profile

What this model supports

Inputtext, image, pdf
Outputtext
Knowledge cutoff2026-06
WeightsProprietary / hosted
Capability profile

Strengths by domain

Coding84.02 public results
Research & reasoning82.32 public results
Professional work73.12 public results
Knowledge & instruction74.12 public results
Behind the score

Every result has a source

Raw results and standardized readings are shown together. Missing tests add neither points nor penalties.

Coding2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · CodingLiveBench94.70 scoreReading 94.7

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · CodingAIHOT73.30 scoreReading 73.3

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Research & reasoning2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · ResearchLiveBench91.60 scoreReading 91.6

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · ResearchAIHOT72.90 scoreReading 72.9

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Professional work2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · ProfessionalLiveBench74.30 scoreReading 74.3

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized. Professional = long-agentic, browser, data-analysis and design average.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · ProfessionalAIHOT71.90 scoreReading 71.9

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Knowledge & instruction2 results

LiveBench 2.0 · KnowledgeLiveBench83.60 scoreReading 83.6

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized. Knowledge uses the published LiveBench research suite.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AIHOT · KnowledgeAIHOT64.50 scoreReading 64.5

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence

Human preference & indices4 results

LiveBenchLiveBench81.01 scoreReading 81.0

Imported from LiveBench 2.0. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
Arena TextLMArena1,472.9 EloReading 79.4

Direct LMArena text leaderboard result.

Open evidence
AIHOT aggregate leaderboardAIHOT71.40 scoreReading 71.4

Imported from AIHOT aggregate leaderboard. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence
AA IndexArtificial Analysis67.00 indexReading 64.4

Imported from Artificial Analysis. The published 0–100 score is used directly; it is not z-score normalized.

Configuration: LiveBench 2.0, AIHOT aggregateOpen evidence