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Claude Opus 5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (low)

GPT-5.6 Sol (low) leads on average score with 9.5 vs 9.2. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.357 vs $3.070. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) is faster at 9.04s vs 22.51s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 86.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#20
Total Output Tokens
95,583
Response Time (avg)
22.51s
Total Cost
$3.070
Rank
#8
Total Output Tokens
19,946
Response Time (avg)
9.04s
Total Cost
$0.357
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Sol (low)

It has the best score here (9.5), while costing about 8.6x less than Claude Opus 5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 high Release: 2026-07-25 GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol low Release: 2026-07-09
Score 9.2 9.5
Rank #20 #8
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 86.4%
Flaky tests 0 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 17.052 5.508
Total Cost $3.070 $0.357
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,956 78,580
Output Tokens 64,624 4,476
Reasoning Tokens 30,959 15,470
Response Time (avg) 22.51s 9.04s
Response Time (max) 159.01s 53.91s
Response Time (total) 495.12s 198.97s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#20 Claude Opus 5

high
Cost
$0.265
Time
144.5s
Tokens
10,741 tok

#8 GPT-5.6 Sol

low
Cost
$0.062
Time
26.7s
Tokens
2,150 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.73s 10,590 7,547 1,721
GPT-5.6 Sol 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 11.25s 7,302 412 3,482

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