Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) 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 3.6 points higher (47.0 vs 43.4) but costs 10× as much to run the benchmark ($3465 vs $330; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) when you need intelligence above 43.4, and Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) when 43.4 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 43.4 | 47.0 | +8.3% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 8.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $330.25 | $3,464.84 | +949.2% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 10× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 327.94s | 113.20s | −65.5% GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is 65.5% faster |
| 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 (Max): 8.3% more intelligence, 949.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 65.5% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- 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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