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Claude Opus 5.5
claude-opus-5-5Helpfulness
Instruction
Following
Comprehension
Empathy
Creative
Writing
Helpfulness
0.0
Instruction Following
0.0
Comprehension
0.0
Empathy
0.0
Creative Writing
0.0
Speed
Avg 54 tok/s
Overall Assistant Score
An average score combining the 5 main categories.
96.50 pts
Rank #2
99th Percentile
0
Novice
33
Capable
66
Proficient
100
Expert
Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's September 22nd, 2026 Opus refresh — Fable-level everyday help at $4/$20. Our tests score helpfulness 97.0, instruction following 98.0, and comprehension 98.0, just behind Claude Fable 5.1. Empathy is 95.5: warm and careful, short of Fable's 97.0. Creative writing is 94.0: clearer than Opus 5's 78.0, still less literary than Fable's 97.0. Speed is 54.0 with thinking always on. Best when you want Fable-like follow-through without Fable's bill.
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