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Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Sonnet 5

Claude Opus 5 had 25% fewer counted bugs per line than Claude Sonnet 5 (1.58 vs 2.10).

Claude Opus 5 and Claude Sonnet 5 compared on relative bug rate, by coding agent, bug type, and language, and on price and usage.
Claude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5
Bug rate
Relative bug rate1.582.10
Rank#6 of 7#7 of 7
By coding agent
Claude Code1.582.12
Details
Share of AI-written code, week of Sep 1438.3%4.0%

1.00 = average · lower is better

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Questions and answers

Which has fewer bugs, Claude Opus 5 or Claude Sonnet 5?
Claude Opus 5 had 25% fewer counted bugs per line than Claude Sonnet 5 (1.58 vs 2.10). Claude Opus 5 ranks #6 of 7 and Claude Sonnet 5 #7.
Which is used more, Claude Opus 5 or Claude Sonnet 5?
Claude Opus 5, with 38.3% of the AI-written code reviewed by cubic in the week of Sep 14, 2026, against 4.0% for Claude Sonnet 5.