Model comparison
Same task, different trade-offs.
We are not looking for an absolute winner. The comparison shows which model better suits your work, budget and required speed.
Models being compared
Claude Opus 5.5
Data from September 27, 2026
Published September 22, 2026
The current version of the Opus series for working with long prompts, text and code.
GPT-6 Sol
Data from September 27, 2026
Published September 22, 2026
A versatile choice for working with text, code and images.
Price, speed and usage
$4 input / $20 output per million tokens in standard API mode.
$2 input / $10 output per million tokens. Above 272 thousand input tokens: 2× input and 1.5× output.
The provider reports a medium response time within the Claude family.
We have not independently measured speed on a comparable basis.
Claude API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry
OpenAI API
1 million tokens; standard output capped at 128 thousand tokens.
1,050,000 tokens in total; output capped at 128 thousand tokens.
Text and images → text
Text and images → text
Claude Opus 5.5
Use when…
- Programming and multi-step tasks
- Analysis of long documents and images
Choose another model when…
- For short, routine tasks, compare the cost with cheaper models.
GPT-6 Sol
Use when…
- Writing and fixing code
- Processing documents and multi-step tasks
Choose another model when…
- For simple classification, consider the cheaper GPT-6 Luna.
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