Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) by Anthropic or GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
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Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) scores 6.2 points higher (44.0 vs 37.8) but costs 22× as much to run the benchmark ($2082 vs $94.1; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 37.8, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) when 37.8 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) | GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.8 | 44.0 | +16.4% GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) is 16.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $94.07 | $2,082.28 | +2113.5% GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) is 22× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 28.44s | 62.16s | +118.6% GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) is 118.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $4.00 / $20.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (High): 16.4% more intelligence, 2113.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 118.6% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (High) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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