GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs GPT-6 Astra (High)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 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 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
GPT-6 Astra (High) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max): 1.7% less intelligence, 170.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 79.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | GPT-6 Astra (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 51.8 | 50.9 | −1.7% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 1.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,081.55 | $2,925.01 | +170.4% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 220.48s | 45.44s | −79.4% GPT-6 Astra (High) is 79.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $10.0 / $50.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- 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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