GPT-6 Astra (Medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Astra (Medium) by OpenAI or GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6 Astra (Medium) scores 21.1 points higher (49.6 vs 28.5) but costs 5.4× as much to run the benchmark ($2434 vs $449; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6 Astra (Medium) when you need intelligence above 28.5, and GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) when 28.5 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-6 Astra (Medium) | GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 28.5 | −42.5% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 42.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,434.12 | $449.37 | −81.5% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 81.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.16s | 5.41s | −61.8% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 61.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-6 Astra (Medium): 42.5% less intelligence, 81.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 61.8% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Astra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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