The relative energetics of µ-η 1 :η 1 (trans end-on) and µ-η 2 :η 2 (side-on) peroxo isomers of Cu 2 O 2 fragments supported by 0, 2, 4, and 6 ammonia ligands have been computed with various density functional, coupledcluster, and multiconfigurational protocols. There is substantial disagreement between the different levels for most cases, although completely renormalized coupled-cluster methods appear to offer the most reliable predictions. The significant biradical character of the end-on peroxo isomer proves problematic for the density functionals, while the demands on active space size and the need to account for interactions between different states in second-order perturbation theory prove challenging for the multireference treatments. In the latter case, it proved impossible to achieve any convincing convergence.