Higher effort settings lift HLE-Diamond scores for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra at higher cost
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Artificial Analysis reports that HLE-Diamond scores rise as effort settings increase for Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, and that per-task cost rises with them.
Claude Opus 5.5 goes from 42% at low effort to 68% at max, a 26-point gain at about 35 times the cost per task. GPT-6 Astra goes from 45% to 64%, a 19-point gain at 11 times the cost per task.
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Artificial Analysis@ArtificialAnlysOfficialHigher effort lifts HLE-Diamond scores but raises per-task cost sharplyAIArtificial Analysis reports that HLE-Diamond scores rise with higher effort settings, but cost rises too. Claude Opus 5.5 goes from 42% at low effort to 68% at max, a 26-point gain at about 35x the cost per task. GPT-6 Astra goes from 45% to 64%, a 19-point gain at 11x the cost per task.

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