Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) vs GPT-6 Sol (High)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or GPT-6 Sol (High) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Sol (High)
GPT-6 Sol (High) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback): 3.9% more intelligence, 2.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 151.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) | GPT-6 Sol (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 40.8 | 42.4 | +3.9% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 3.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $622.28 | $604.52 | −2.9% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 2.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.20s | 15.56s | +151.0% GPT-6 Sol (High) is 151.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Medium, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- GPT-6 Sol (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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