Opus 5.5 vs Sonnet 5.5: comparing jelly tower collapse physics
Given the same prompt, both models each ran a 3D jelly tower collapse once, with Opus costing $6.68 and Sonnet 5.5 costing $3.71, to see whose physics looks more realistic.
Which model makes more realistic physics, Opus 5.5 at $6.68 or Sonnet 5.5 at $3.71? Same prompt: a jelly tower that grows block by block, then topples. Real 3D, cannon-es physics, one run each. Opus 5.5 - $6.6 Claude Sonnet 5.5 - $3.71 Opus: 37 blocks, 62.7 cm. The tower sways more with every layer, bends at one weak spot, then the whole top whips over in slow motion and lands in long rows. Sonnet: 38 blocks, 44.2 cm. The tower leans early, bends like a bridge, snaps, and tumbles into a scattered heap next to a small stump. Whose collapse looks more real?