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Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): geospatial agent comparison

Comparison between Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) and Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) on the Geospatial Agent Index, each benchmark, cost, time and token use, from the same tasks, agent and limits. Methodology.

Side by side

Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) vs. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
MetricTerminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low)Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Geospatial Agent Index3774 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)
GeoAgentBench score5394
GeoBenchX score3165
Earth-Bench score2248
GeoAnalystBench score4289
Raster and remote sensing score3571
Vector and overlay score3167
Networks and routing score60100
Climate and time series score4271
Spatial statistics and interpolation score2258
Mapping and cartography score1975
Recognising infeasible requests score4663
Cost per task$0.0088$0.163
Time per task1.0 min1.4 min
Tokens per attempt23k217k
Turns per attempt3.47.9
Attempts decided870290
Input price per 1M tokens$0.35$2.00
Output price per 1M tokens$0.75$10.00
Context window128,000No data
Image inputNoNo data
DeveloperOpenAIAnthropic

Charts

Geospatial Agent Index

Equal-weight average of the evaluation scores, 0 to 100 · Higher is better

Geospatial Agent IndexClaude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 74; Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low): 37025507510074Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)37gpt-oss-120b (low)
Data table: Geospatial Agent Index
Geospatial Agent Index
ModelCreatorGeospatial Agent IndexRange while attempts are pendingBenchmarks coveredCoverage (attempts)
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic74 (partial: 1 of 3 attempts)No pending judgements4 of 4290 of 290 planned attempts
Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low)OpenAI37No pending judgements4 of 4870 of 870 planned attempts

Cost per task

Average cost per task (USD) · Lower is better

Cost per taskTerminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low): $0.0088; Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): $0.163$0$0.050$0.100$0.150$0.200$0.0088gpt-oss-120b (low)$0.163Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Data table: Cost per task
Cost per task
ModelCreatorCost per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low)OpenAI$0.0088870 of 870 planned attempts
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic$0.163290 of 290 planned attempts

Time per task

Average agent wall time per task · Lower is better

Time per taskTerminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low): 1.0 min; Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 1.4 min0m0m1m1m2m1.0 mingpt-oss-120b (low)1.4 minClaude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)
Data table: Time per task
Time per task
ModelCreatorTime per taskCoverage (attempts)
Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low)OpenAI1.0 min870 of 870 planned attempts
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)Anthropic1.4 min290 of 290 planned attempts

Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh), at 74 against 37 for Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low). Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low): 870 of 870 planned attempts. Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh): 290 of 290 planned attempts.
Which is cheaper per task, Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low), at $0.0088 against $0.163 for Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh).
Which is faster per task, Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low), at 1.0 min against 1.4 min for Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh).
Which has the larger context window, Terminus-2 – gpt-oss-120b (low) or Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh)?
Not known yet: Claude Code – Claude Sonnet 5.5 (xhigh) has no context window data.

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