Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic or GPT-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-6 Sol (Max) scores 6.4 points higher (47.6 vs 41.2) but costs 9.7× as much to run the benchmark ($1536 vs $158; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6 Sol (Max) when you need intelligence above 41.2, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) when 41.2 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) | GPT-6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.2 | 47.6 | +15.5% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 15.5% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $157.58 | $1,535.80 | +874.6% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 9.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 68.29s | 112.49s | +64.7% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 64.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.50 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh): 15.5% more intelligence, 874.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 64.7% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- GPT-6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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