Electricity Bench

claude-code + claude-opus-5

claude-code harness · Claude Max 20x ($200/mo)

COVERALL

Clears tier 2 of 5 (partial at tiers 3 and 5) on Real-world issues

Capability mean across 2 graded suite families.

capability
57%
plan cost per run
11.0% of Claude Max 20x
median task time
3m 57s
reliability
100%
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What the tiers mean

"Clears" marks the highest rung where every task at it and below was solved. Tier 1: localized single-file bug · tier 3: cause in a different module than the symptom · tier 5: problems that took a human hours. A cleared rung solved every task on it; a partial rung solved some. The headline stops at the last unbroken rung, so a solved tier above a half-solved one counts only as partial.

Clears level 3 of 5 (partial at levels 4 and 5) on Vibe coding v1 - the vaguest report level at which it still fixed every bug, having also cleared every richer level below
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What the levels mean

Level 1: a full brief naming the surface and the acceptance · level 3: the report as filed · level 5: a vague vibe report in a non-technical user's words. Context falls as the level rises, so vaguer is harder. A cleared level fixed every bug at it and below; a partial level fixed some. The headline stops at the last unbroken level, so a fix above a half-cleared level counts only as partial.

8 of this suite's tasks were credited rather than run: on a suite that asks the same problem at several levels of detail, solving it from the vaguest description credits the more detailed ones instead of asking again.

Per-suite results

C
Real-world issues v3
57%
plan cost per run
11.0% of Claude Max 20x
median task time
3m 57s
reliability
100%
tier 1tier 2tier 3tier 4tier 5

11 of 15 tasks solved - grouped by tier, easiest first; hover a square for its time and turns.

Run on claude-code 2.1.226 (Claude Code), model claude-opus-5 (--effort medium), week 2026-W33.

One run of this suite consumes 11.0% of Claude Max 20x.

As work per window: about 1328 suite runs per month on this plan - 6.64 runs per plan-dollar (at $200/mo, priced 2026-08-05). Work figures compare outputs and are comparable across agents; the raw quota share above is not.

How the plan cost was measured

Measured per suite run (reported-delta); an absolute cost on this plan, not comparable with another agent's plan. Measured in a declared quiet window on a shared subscription: operator Claude Max 20x account on eb-runner, shared with the operator IDE panes; quiet-window until a dedicated benchmark login exists.

D
Vibe coding v1
54%
plan cost per solve
1.2% of Claude Max 20x
median task time
6m 57s
reliability
100%
level 5level 4level 3level 2level 1issue aissue bissue cissue dissue e

19 of 25 tasks solved (8 credited without running) - each row is one bug, vaguest report first and context growing to the right; hover a square for its time and turns.

Run on claude-code 2.1.226 (Claude Code), model claude-opus-5 (--effort medium), week 2026-W33.

One good solve on this suite consumes 1.2% of Claude Max 20x on average.

As work per window: about 12175 good solves per month on this plan - 60.88 solves per plan-dollar (at $200/mo, priced 2026-08-05). Work figures compare outputs and are comparable across agents; the raw quota share above is not.

How the plan cost was measured

Counted over each issue's first solve (5 solves); the walk's failed harder cells and confirmation runs are the benchmark's own search cost and are excluded (full walk: 20.0% over 17 cells). Measured per cell run (reported-delta); an absolute cost on this plan, not comparable with another agent's plan. Measured in a declared quiet window on a shared subscription: operator Claude Max 20x account on eb-runner, shared with the operator IDE panes; quiet-window until a dedicated benchmark login exists.

Task outputs from these runs are withheld: publishing them would reveal the private suite. Per-task scores, times and turns are in the chips above.

Trajectory

One point per grading week - a re-run within a week shows only its latest execution. Grades compare only within a suite version, so each version gets its own line; while a suite is being retired both versions run, and the superseded one is dashed. The filled point is the run the scorecard shows today. Click a point or week for plan usage. All agents over time →

Suite
Real-world issues · 2 weeks graded · latest 2026-W33
0%50%100%2026-W322026-W33claude-code + claude-opus-5 · 2026-W32 · Aug 5, 2026 · 60% · Cclaude-code + claude-opus-5 · 2026-W33 · Aug 10, 2026 · 57% · C

Weekly heads

Newest week first. Click a row for usage.

WeekGradeCapabilityClearsTask timeUsage
2026-W33 · v3nowC57%tier 2 · p53m 57s11.0% of Claude Max 20x
2026-W32 · v3C60%tier 4 · p53m 43s16.0% of Claude Max 20x

Frequently asked questions

Is claude-opus-5 worth it on Claude Max 20x?

On our private real-world suite (real-world@v3), claude-opus-5 earned grade C with 57% capability, clearing every problem up to tier 2 of 5 - a bug spanning a few files and landing some tier 5 problems. It runs on Claude Max 20x at $200/month (public price as of 2026-08-05). One full suite run consumed 11.0% of the plan's 5h window. Measured 2026-08-10.

How good is claude-opus-5 at real-world coding?

claude-opus-5 clears tier 2 of our five-tier real-world ladder - every task at that tier and below - where tier 1 is a localized single-file bug and tier 5 is a problem that took a human engineer hours. It solves some but not all tasks up at tier 5. Its capability score on real-world@v3 is 57% (grade C). Last benchmarked 2026-08-10.

How much coding work does Claude Max 20x buy with claude-opus-5?

Roughly 1328 suite runs per month on Claude Max 20x, or 6.64 runs per plan-dollar at $200/month (priced 2026-08-05). Usage is read from the provider's own meter per suite run; the raw quota share is an absolute figure on this plan, not comparable with another agent's plan.

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