GPT-5.6 Sol
By OpenAI · released 2026-07-09 (3 months) · 6 effort levels
5 of 6 on the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayproprietary
- Intelligence index
- 33.50–47.00
- Cost to run the AA index
- $637–$3465
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $4.00 / $20.0
Today
Where GPT-5.6 Sol stands on the 2026-10-25 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) | Text, Image | 33.50 | $637 | 8.26s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (High) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) | Text, Image | 39.20 | $997 | 10.9s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (High) | Text, Image | 42.30 | $1487 | 13.9s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) | Text, Image | 44.00 | $2082 | 37.2s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | Text, Image | 47.00 | $3465 | 106.9s | beaten by Kimi K3.1 Pro | Compare |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image | 28.30 | - | 7.94s | no data | Compare |
5 of 6 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
GPT-5.6 Sol effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Low)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (High)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)
Launch day
What GPT-5.6 Sol did to the frontier on 2026-07-09
Reached the frontier
GPT-5.6 Sol (Low) · GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) · GPT-5.6 Sol (High) · GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh) · GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)
Reached the frontier5 of 6
Impact (hypervolume gained)6.67
Rank, past year's releases#4 of 46
Smartest level47.00
Cheapest level$637
5 of 6 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
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