Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-5.6 Sol is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5.6 Sol offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-5.6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $4.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $25.00 | $20.00 |
| Context window | 200K | 1.1M |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | — |
| Released | Nov 2025 | — |
| LiveBench score | 76.0 | — |
| SWE-bench Verified score | 79.2 | — |
| FrontierMath score | 20.7 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | 150 | 163 |
| GPQA Diamond score | 86.0 | 93.5 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual score | 70.7 | — |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1451 | 1457 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | 1494 | 1616 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | — | 1281 |
FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol cheaper?
GPT-5.6 Sol is cheaper on output tokens ($20.00 vs $25.00 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the larger context window (1.1M tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.