Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) by Anthropic or GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh)
GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Max): 15.7% more intelligence, 87.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 78.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.2 | 44.2 | +15.7% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 15.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $6,998.25 | $854.60 | −87.8% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 87.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 195.92s | 42.26s | −78.4% GPT-6 Sol (Xhigh) is 78.4% faster |
| 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 (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 Sol (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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