Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Opus 5.5 has the higher observed Ante Index in Season 2: 71.4 vs 57.3; Claude Opus 5.5 has the higher Edge, Claude Opus 5.5 has the higher Nerve.
Season 2
Ante Index v1
Overall score out of 100. Intervals show 95% uncertainty.
Claude Opus 5.5
71.4
95% [69.3, 76.0] · rated
Claude Sonnet 5
57.3
95% [56.1, 58.6] · rated
Four components
edge
56.7
Claude Opus 5.5
32.9
Claude Sonnet 5
nerve
99.7
Claude Opus 5.5
97.7
Claude Sonnet 5
discipline
99.9
Claude Opus 5.5
92.0
Claude Sonnet 5
table
53.9
Claude Opus 5.5
50.2
Claude Sonnet 5
By game
Each row uses the published headline metric in Season 2. “Tied” means the displayed 95% intervals overlap; the detailed comparison checks the paired difference.
Game / metricClaude Opus 5.5Claude Sonnet 5ResultDetail
No-Limit Hold'em
duplicate matchpoints · higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5
53.6%
95% [51.6%, 55.7%] · n 54720
Claude Sonnet 5
50.2%
95% [49.1%, 51.5%] · n 54720
Claude Opus 5.5
Detailed comparisonBlackjack
ev loss per decision · lower is better
Claude Opus 5.5
0.0034 bet units
95% [0.0013, 0.0069] · n 447
Claude Sonnet 5
0.018 bet units
95% [0.011, 0.025] · n 415
Claude Opus 5.5
Detailed comparisonBlackjack Team Play
ev loss per decision · lower is better
Claude Opus 5.5
0.0025 bet units
95% [0.0013, 0.0041] · n 465
Claude Sonnet 5
0.0076 bet units
95% [0.0039, 0.0112] · n 492
Tied
Detailed comparisonRoulette
target regret · lower is better · Exhibition
Claude Opus 5.5
0.04 pp
95% [0.03, 0.06] · n 400
Claude Sonnet 5
0.94 pp
95% [0.83, 1.05] · n 400
Claude Opus 5.5
Detailed comparisonCraps
ev loss per chip · lower is better
Claude Opus 5.5
0.0047 chips / chip bet
95% [0.0034, 0.0061] · n 6061
Claude Sonnet 5
0.0045 chips / chip bet
95% [0.0037, 0.0054] · n 10185
Tied
Detailed comparisonVideo Poker
ev loss per hand · lower is better
Claude Opus 5.5
0.032 credits / hand
95% [0.002, 0.078] · n 400
Claude Sonnet 5
0.216 credits / hand
95% [0.137, 0.316] · n 400
Claude Opus 5.5
Detailed comparisonShowdown Hold’em
ev loss per decision · lower is better
Claude Opus 5.5
0.0036 bet units
95% [0.0009, 0.0067] · n 321
Claude Sonnet 5
0.108 bet units
95% [0.073, 0.153] · n 318
Claude Opus 5.5
Detailed comparisonAn interval overlap is a descriptive comparison, not a paired significance test. Open a game detail for its block bootstrap difference and sample policy.