OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Sol

FrontierProprietaryReasoningProprietary
Input Price
$5.00
/M tokens
Output Price
$30.00
/M tokens
Intelligence
61
/100
Arena Rank
#19
Overall
Coding Rank
#7
Arena
Context
1.05M
tokens

One9Founders Verdictfair

OpenAI's July 2026 flagship. Intelligence 61, tied with Grok 4.6, at $5/$30. Strongest LiveBench math/reasoning crown. Prompts above ~272K input bill at 2×.

OpenAI's current frontier. Pricey vs Grok 4.6 for the same AA score.

Best For

  • hard reasoning
  • math/science
  • ChatGPT-aligned UX

Not Great For

  • cost-sensitive volume
  • long prompts without watching the surcharge

Startup Recommendation

Use Sol for hard tasks; Terra/Luna for volume.

Pricing Details

Input
$5.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$30.00
per 1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.50
per 1M tokens
Batch Input
$2.50
per 1M tokens

Capabilities

Function Calling
Structured Output
Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
Audio Input
Video Input
Reasoning
Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Chatbot Arena Rankings

Overall
#19
Coding
#7

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
HIPAA
Enterprise SSO
Audit Logs

Training data policy: API data not used for training by default (opt-out / ZDR available)

DPDP Act (India): No India-resident inference by default. Use DPA + region controls.

Data residency: US, EU

India Availability

API available globally