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Opus 5 vs Pareto 26.9

Opus 5 leads on quality, cost and agent time: 6.0 points higher, 1.8× cheaper and 1.7× faster.

24 tasksData from

Stet score

Opus 5Rank 3 of 14

65.195% range 54.8–74.96.0 points higher

Pareto 26.9Rank 5 of 14

59.195% range 48.8–69.2

A directional read: their 95% score ranges overlap.

Cost / task

Opus 5$6.781.8× cheaper
Pareto 26.9$12.47

Agent time / task

Opus 523.2 min1.7× faster
Pareto 26.939.2 min

Task by task

Opus 5 solved 2 tasks that Pareto 26.9 didn’t, and Pareto 26.9 solved 1 that Opus 5 didn’t. Both solved 12; neither solved 9.

Opus 5 only 2

  • stet-commit-5d766ddeEquivalent to the merged fix
  • stet-commit-2826765eEquivalent to the merged fix

Pareto 26.9 only 1

  • stet-commit-f8ae1177Passed tests

A task counts as solved when its tests passed or a judge found the fix equivalent to the merged change, as in the leaderboard’s Solved column. Stet score also weighs code quality, so it can order the two differently.

All 24 compared tasks
Task by task
TaskOpus 5Pareto 26.9Solved by
stet-3169aefaPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-89dfbc27Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-b28f4fe7Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-232b50baPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-5276aa3fPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-bbbbae09Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-15439c21Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-66762b4cPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-f0caded9Passed testsEquivalent to the merged fixBoth
stet-commit-5d766ddeEquivalent to the merged fixFailedOpus 5 only
stet-43493c52Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-6f84e978Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-f8ae1177FailedPassed testsPareto 26.9 only
stet-2450ca2dPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-342d0ac0FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-60a0e6c2FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-5e075641FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-2826765eEquivalent to the merged fixFailedOpus 5 only
stet-commit-a8716b88FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-30506f8eFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-87814583FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-d2ab0c25FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-e41c2e2dFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-e928166fFailedFailedNeither

Side by side

Side by side
MetricOpus 5Pareto 26.9
Rank3 of 145 of 14
Stet score65.195% range 54.8–74.959.195% range 48.8–69.2
Solved14/2412 passed, 2 judged equivalent13/2412 passed, 1 judged equivalent
Passed review9/231 not recorded8/24
Matched merged change13/249/24
Cost / task$6.78$12.47
How cost was recordedreported by its harnessreported by its harness on 23, estimated from tokens on 1
Agent time / task23.2 min39.2 min
Ran insandbox not recordedDaytona sandbox

Where each setup is the better choice

The leaderboard’s readings on groups of tasks. Each group holds fewer tasks than the overall standings, so treat these as leads to test on your repo.

Changes up to 150 lines

11 tasks

11 tasks whose merged change was 2–149 lines in 1–2 files. The 7 small fixes below are among them.

Opus 5 matched the merged change more often: 10 of 11 to Pareto 26.9’s 7.

Changes up to 150 lines
Opus 5Pareto 26.9
Matched merged change10/117/11
Passed review9/101 not recorded7/11
Cost / task$1.50$5.74
Agent time / task18.4 min29.4 min

Small fixes

7 tasks

7 tasks whose instructions start with “Fix”. Their merged changes were 4–29 lines in 1–2 files.

Opus 5 matched the merged change more often: 7 of 7 to Pareto 26.9’s 4.

Small fixes
Opus 5Pareto 26.9
Matched merged change7/74/7
Passed review7/75/7
Cost / task$0.99$5.42
Agent time / task15.9 min30.6 min

Larger changes

13 tasks

13 tasks whose merged change ran over 150 lines or more than 3 files: 113–1,420 lines in 2–19 files.

Opus 5 matched the merged change more often: 3 of 13 to Pareto 26.9’s 2.

Larger changes
Opus 5Pareto 26.9
Matched merged change3/132/13
Passed review0/131/13
Cost / task$11.24$18.18
Agent time / task27.2 min47.4 min

From the leaderboard’s routing advice

  • Small fix: use Opus 5.

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