Anthropic vs 
Meituan
Verdict
- Anthropic's flagship leads: Claude Opus 5.5 at 72.6 vs Longcat Flash at 56.0.
- Anthropic has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- Anthropic's fastest ranked model (Claude Haiku 5.5, 190 tok/s) beats Meituan's (LongCat 2.0, 77 tok/s).
- Meituan publishes more open-weights models (2 vs 0).
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | Anthropic | Meituan |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh 61.5$0.200/M | – |
| Under $2/M | Claude Haiku 5.5 xhigh 61.5$0.200/M | LongCat 2.0 49.4$1.30/M |
| Under $10/M | Claude Opus 5.5 max 72.6$8.00/M | LongCat 2.0 49.4$1.30/M |
| Any price | Claude Opus 5.5 max 72.6$8.00/M | LongCat 2.0 49.4$1.30/M |
Line-up
| Metric | Anthropic | Meituan |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 72.6 | 56.0 |
| Ranked models | 23 | 3 |
| Open-weights models | 0 | 2 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.200 | $1.30 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 190 | 77 |
| Release cadence, days | 39 | – |
| Last release | 7 Oct 2026 | – |
| Next expected | 30 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 | – |