- Score
- 9.4 (-0.12 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.183 · 89.3% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 6.24s · 57.2% faster
OpenAI
Release: 2026-07-09
Tested on: 2026-10-01 01:51
openai/gpt-5.6-sol::medium
~2T total (~150B active)MoEClosedEstimated
Summary
GPT-5.6 Sol scores 9.5 on AI BENCHY and ranks #19. It has 10.0 reliability, a 91.3% pass rate, $1.700 total cost, and 14.57s average response time.
Recommended alternatives
We recommend choosing one of these models instead:
- Score
- 9.6 (+0.08 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.460 · 73.0% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.15s · 50.9% faster
- Score
- 9.8 (+0.32 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.577 · 66.1% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 14.03s · 3.7% faster
Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~2T total (~150B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Vendor does not disclose the architecture or count.
9.5
Consistency
8.9
10.0
$1.700
Total Output Tokens
38,005
Total Input Tokens
191,341
Input Price
$2.000 / 1M
Output Price
$10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price
$0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price
$2.500 / 1M
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
3
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#19 GPT-5.6 Sol
medium- Cost
- $0.124
- Time
- 57.2s
- Tokens
- 4,199 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 01:51 Re-test | 9.5 | 10.0 | $1.700 | Current run | |
| 2026-07-16 22:38 New test added | 9.4 | 10.0 | $1.316 | Compare | |
| 2026-07-09 21:16 Initial run | 9.4 | 10.0 | $0.966 | Compare |
This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.
Price History
Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.
| Date | Input Price | Output Price | Cache Read Price | Cache Write Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 12:51 | $5.000 / 1M | $30.000 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| 2026-10-01 18:33 | $2.000 / 1M | $10.000 / 1M | $0.200 / 1M | $2.500 / 1M |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Coding | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 5.9 | 7.2 | |
| General Intelligence | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 8.2 | 7.2 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 4.7 | 1.6 |