Claude Mythos PreviewvsFLUX.2 Klein 9B

Claude Mythos Preview leads the overall Podium Score by 9.2 points (97.4 vs 88.2).Category wins: Claude Mythos Preview 5 — 0 FLUX.2 Klein 9B.FLUX.2 Klein 9B is the cheaper pick ($0.02/M vs $15/M per 1M output tokens). Claude Mythos Preview is faster (80 t/s vs 55 t/s).

Claude Mythos PreviewDrag slider or hover to compareFLUX.2 Klein 9B
FLUX.2 Klein 9B
88.2
Coding: 0.0 · Speed: 55 t/s
Output Price: $0.02/M
Claude Mythos Preview
97.4
Coding: 80.9 · Speed: 80 t/s
Output Price: $15/M
Quick VerdictAggregated 2026 Benchmark Analysis

Claude Mythos Preview is rated higher overall with a Podium Score of 97.4 (vs 88.2 for FLUX.2 Klein 9B). In head-to-head domain evaluations, Claude Mythos Preview outperforms in 5 of 7 benchmark categories.

Coding & Engineering
Claude Mythos Preview (80.9)
Inference Speed
Claude Mythos Preview (80 t/s)
Cost Efficiency
FLUX.2 Klein 9B ($0.02/M)
API Price / 1M (in · out)
Claude Mythos $3/M · $15/M — FLUX.2 Klein 9B $0.02/M · $0.02/M

Choose Claude Mythos Preview for math and quantitative work, and FLUX.2 Klein 9B for cost-sensitive workloads.

MetricClaude Mythos PreviewFLUX.2 Klein 9B
Podium Score97.4 ▲88.2
Arena Elo—1405
Intelligence Index—88.0
Coding80.9 ▲0.0
Math100.0 ▲0.0
Reasoning98.8 ▲32.0
Agentic—22.0
Knowledge100.0 ▲50.0
Multimodal100.0 ▲94.0
Long-context—45.0
Output speed80 t/s ▲55 t/s
Output price$15/M$0.02/M ▲
Context window1000K ▲64K
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