Opus 5.5 vs Haiku 5.5: same domino spiral 3D animation prompt
The same prompt asks Opus 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 to each generate a 15-second 3D domino spiral animation; Opus took 7 minutes for $0.88, while Haiku took 5 minutes for 3 cents but produced a rougher result.
Claude Opus 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 got the same prompt: 300 wooden dominoes in a spiral, a steel ball knocks over the first one, the wave runs to the center and drops a tiny red flag. Real 3D, 15 seconds. Opus: $0.88, 7 minutes. Haiku: 3 cents, 5 minutes. One shot each, zero edits. Opus built chunky wooden tiles with grain and real shadows, kept the camera low inside the wave and let the flag fall at the very end. Haiku drew a thin line of dominoes seen from far above. The wave runs, you just have to squint to see it. 28x the price. Top or bottom?