Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) by Anthropic or GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Claude Opus 4.8 (Max): 23.9% more intelligence, 84.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 497.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 41.8 | 51.8 | +23.9% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 23.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $6,873.86 | $1,081.55 | −84.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 84.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 36.92s | 220.48s | +497.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 497.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $25.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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