GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-6 Astra (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Astra (High) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Astra (High)
GPT-6 Astra (High) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Max): 8.3% more intelligence, 15.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 46.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | GPT-6 Astra (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.0 | 50.9 | +8.3% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 8.3% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,464.84 | $2,925.01 | −15.6% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 15.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 113.20s | 60.20s | −46.8% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 46.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $10.0 / $50.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- GPT-6 Astra (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
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