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GPT-5.6 Sol (low) vs GPT-6 Sol (high)

GPT-6 Sol (high) leads on average score with 9.9 vs 9.5. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.357 vs $0.684. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) is faster at 9.04s vs 22.21s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 95.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#9
Total Output Tokens
19,946
Response Time (avg)
9.04s
Total Cost
$0.357
Rank
#3
Total Output Tokens
52,589
Response Time (avg)
22.21s
Total Cost
$0.684
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Sol (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.5 vs 9.9), while costing about 1.9x less than GPT-6 Sol (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol low Release: 2026-07-09 GPT-6 Sol GPT-6 Sol high Release: 2026-09-23
Score 9.5 9.9
Rank #9 #3
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 95.5%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.508 3.256
Total Cost $0.357 $0.684
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 78,580 78,900
Output Tokens 4,476 4,627
Reasoning Tokens 15,470 47,962
Response Time (avg) 9.04s 22.21s
Response Time (max) 53.91s 136.22s
Response Time (total) 198.97s 488.52s
Parameters ~2T total (~150B active) ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#9 GPT-5.6 Sol

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

#3 GPT-6 Sol

high
Cost
$0.076
Time
91.0s
Tokens
7,593 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
GPT-5.6 Sol 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 11.25s 7,302 412 3,482
GPT-6 Sol 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 19.12s 7,302 391 4,970

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