gpt-oss-20b (High) vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: gpt-oss-20b (High) by OpenAI or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick gpt-oss-20b (High)
Solar Pro 3 vs gpt-oss-20b (High): 13.3% less intelligence, 452.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 12.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | gpt-oss-20b (High) | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 9.0 | 7.8 | −13.3% Solar Pro 3 is 13.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $28.81 | $159.22 | +452.7% Solar Pro 3 is 5.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.79s | 18.89s | +12.5% Solar Pro 3 is 12.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.05 / $0.22 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- gpt-oss-20b (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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