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

GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) leads on average score with 9.4 vs 9.2. GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.508 vs $3.070. GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) is faster at 12.63s vs 22.51s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 90.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-07

Compared models

Rank
#20
Total Output Tokens
95,583
Response Time (avg)
22.51s
Total Cost
$3.070
Rank
#13
Total Output Tokens
34,977
Response Time (avg)
12.63s
Total Cost
$0.508
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)

It has the best score here (9.4), while costing about 6.0x 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 medium Release: 2026-07-09
Score 9.2 9.4
Rank #20 #13
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 10.0 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 90.9%
Flaky tests 0 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 17.052 8.025
Total Cost $3.070 $0.508
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 135,956 79,006
Output Tokens 64,624 4,696
Reasoning Tokens 30,959 30,281
Response Time (avg) 22.51s 12.63s
Response Time (max) 159.01s 79.40s
Response Time (total) 495.12s 277.88s
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

#13 GPT-5.6 Sol

medium
Cost
$0.124
Time
57.2s
Tokens
4,199 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 9.40s 7,302 394 4,706

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