Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
23.30
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.20
Total cost
$997
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low)GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.339.2+68.2% GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is 68.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$997.39— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.79s12.79s+18.5% GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is 18.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$4.00 / $20.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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