Sonnet 5.5 is a bit worse at this test - physics seem a bit less real & more LoCs. But the shocker is token use at xHigh and Max:
xhigh: Opus 52.5k vs Sonnet 427.8k
Max: Opus 175.3k vs Sonnet 460.9k
This is just one test, so could be a fluke, but kind of crazy
Benchmark idea: Who can use fewest lines of code to do the same thing?
In this test, Opus 5.5 uses ~half the lines of code that of Astra and the physics/visual quality isn't noticeably worse.
I am trying to approximate how 'elegant' the code is - something that many complain in AI-generated code. While isn't perfectly true, fewer lines of code could mean more elegant, generalised approach.
Sep 29, 2026 · 7:40 AM UTC
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