Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) by Anthropic or GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning): 37.7% more intelligence, 70.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 73.7% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) | GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 20.7 | 28.5 | +37.7% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 37.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,501.22 | $449.37 | −70.1% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 70.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.00s | 5.52s | −73.7% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 73.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $3.00 / $15.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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