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

GPT-5.6 Sol (low) leads on average score with 9.5 vs 9.4. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.357 vs $0.448. GPT-5.6 Sol (low) is faster at 9.04s vs 10.33s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 93.9%.

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
#14
Total Output Tokens
29,115
Response Time (avg)
10.33s
Total Cost
$0.448
Recommended model GPT-5.6 Sol (low)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.5) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol low Release: 2026-07-09 GPT-6 Sol GPT-6 Sol medium Release: 2026-09-23
Score 9.5 9.4
Rank #9 #14
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 93.9%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.508 2.240
Total Cost $0.357 $0.448
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 78,580 78,376
Output Tokens 4,476 4,309
Reasoning Tokens 15,470 24,806
Response Time (avg) 9.04s 10.33s
Response Time (max) 53.91s 82.74s
Response Time (total) 198.97s 227.17s
Parameters ~2T total (~150B active) ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#9 GPT-5.6 Sol

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

#14 GPT-6 Sol

medium
Cost
$0.035
Time
36.9s
Tokens
3,493 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 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 11.78s 7,302 392 2,532

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