GPT-5 nano (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)

GPT-5 nano (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5 nano (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.50
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.50
Total cost
$449
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.

MetricGPT-5 nano (Medium)GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.528.5+128.0% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 2.3× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$449.37— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)38.04s5.41s−85.8% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 85.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.40$2.00 / $10.0
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