Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) 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 5 (Xhigh): 4.2% more intelligence, 81.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 524.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.7 | 51.8 | +4.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 4.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,867.76 | $1,081.55 | −81.6% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 81.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 35.31s | 220.48s | +524.4% GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is 524.4% 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 5 (Xhigh) 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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