Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) by Anthropic or GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) scores 17.5 points higher (47.0 vs 29.5) but costs 101× as much to run the benchmark ($3465 vs $34.3; flagship vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) when you need intelligence above 29.5, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) when 29.5 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.5 | 47.0 | +59.3% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 59.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $34.31 | $3,464.84 | +9998.6% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 101× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.45s | 113.85s | +894.3% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 894.3% 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 (Max) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low): 59.3% more intelligence, 9998.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 894.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
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