GPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Sonnet 5
OpenAI vs Anthropic · Prices checked 12 August 2026
On blended cost Claude Sonnet 5 undercuts GPT-5.6 Sol by about 2.8×: $4.40 per million tokens versus $12.50. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.300 on Claude Sonnet 5 against $0.800 on GPT-5.6 Sol.
On context, GPT-5.6 Sol is the larger at 1,050,000 tokens versus 1,000,000. GPT-5.6 Sol was released Jul 2026; Claude Sonnet 5 Jun 2026.
Pricing and capacity
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol | Claude Sonnet 5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $2.00 | 2.5× |
| Output / 1M tokens | $30.00 | $10.00 | 3.0× |
| Blended · 70/30calculated | $12.50 | $4.40 | 2.8× |
| Blended · 50/50calculated | $17.50 | $6.00 | 2.9× |
| Blended · 80/20calculated | $10.00 | $3.60 | 2.8× |
| Blended · 20/80calculated | $25.00 | $8.40 | 3.0× |
| Job cost · 100K + 10Kcalculated | $0.800 | $0.300 | 2.7× |
| Job cost · 1M + 100Kcalculated | $8.00 | $3.00 | 2.7× |
| Context window | 1,050,000 | 1,000,000 | 5% |
Input and output rates are as published by each provider. Blended and job-cost rows are calculated comparison metrics, not published prices — how they are derived.
Benchmarks
These two models do not currently report scores on any of the same benchmark suites, so there is no like-for-like capability comparison to show. Rather than pad the page with one-sided numbers, the benchmark leaderboards list every score we do hold.
What each model is for
GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI · Frontier
The flagship tier of the GPT-5.6 family, aimed at complex reasoning, long-horizon agentic work, coding, biology and cybersecurity. In OpenAI's naming the number is the generation and Sol is a durable capability tier, so Sol advances on its own cadence rather than being replaced by the next decimal. Standard short-context pricing is $5/$30 per MTok with cached input at $0.50; requests above 272K tokens are billed at the long-context rate of $10/$45.
- Frontier reasoning
- Long-horizon agentic execution
- Coding and code review
- Programmatic tool calling in the Responses API
Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic · Balanced
The most agentic Sonnet Anthropic has shipped: it plans, drives tools like browsers and terminals, and runs autonomously at a level that previously needed a larger model, with performance close to Opus 4.8 at a fraction of the price. Launch pricing is $2/$10 per MTok through 31 August 2026, after which it moves to $3/$15.
- Autonomous multi-step agent runs
- Browser and terminal tool use
- Near-Opus performance at Sonnet pricing
- 1M-token context
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Sonnet 5?
On blended cost Claude Sonnet 5 undercuts GPT-5.6 Sol by about 2.8×: $4.40 per million tokens versus $12.50. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.300 on Claude Sonnet 5 against $0.800 on GPT-5.6 Sol. Blended cost weights input at 70% and output at 30%; price your own token split for an exact answer, since the cheaper model on a blended basis is not always cheaper for your workload.
Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Sonnet 5?
On context, GPT-5.6 Sol is the larger at 1,050,000 tokens versus 1,000,000. The context window caps everything in a single request: prompt, retrieved documents, conversation history and the model’s own output all share it.
Can I compare GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 on my own numbers?
Yes. Open both in the side-by-side comparison tool to see every field at once, or use the token calculator to price your actual prompt and monthly request volume against each model. Both are free and need no sign-up.
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Prices and scores are recomputed on every deploy from the catalogue. Prices checked 12 August 2026.