Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) vs GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Claude Opus 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 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) scores 2.1 points higher (49.7 vs 47.6) but costs 3.8× as much to run the benchmark ($5868 vs $1536; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 47.6, and GPT-6 Sol (Max) when 47.6 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) | GPT-6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.7 | 47.6 | −4.2% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 4.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $5,867.76 | $1,535.80 | −73.8% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 73.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 35.31s | 124.96s | +253.9% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 253.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $25.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh): 4.2% less intelligence, 73.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 253.9% slower end-to-end.
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 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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