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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol are both in llmwise. What each gets on every plan, what it reads, how it's served and what happens when its provider fails, from the catalog and the code that runs them.

Model prices and specs checked against OpenRouter's Claude Sonnet 5.5 page, OpenRouter's GPT-6 Sol page. Updated .

Short answer

They cost the same in llmwise: up to 125 messages a month on Pro on either. Otherwise, only Claude Sonnet 5.5 can be passed to another model by its maker's safety system. In our test runs, Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 47 of the 50 prompts both answered and GPT-6 Sol 45; 6 prompts split them, most on customer support (4 to 3).

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol, prompt by prompt

Every prompt Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol both answered, compared directly, their biggest differences first. One run each, through OpenRouter: a wait depends on the provider and the load that day, so a lead under 10% counts as close.

Of the 50 prompts both answered, both passed 43, only Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 4, only GPT-6 Sol passed 2, and neither passed 1. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered sooner on 30 of the 50 and GPT-6 Sol on 15; the rest were within 10% of each other. The 50 replies cost $0.1912 on Claude Sonnet 5.5 and $0.1297 on GPT-6 Sol: 1.5× less on GPT-6 Sol.

The 6 prompts only one of Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol passed

  • Rewrite corporate jargon in plain words (writing): Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed and GPT-6 Sol didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4). GPT-6 Sol: Graded 3.7 of 5 on average (lowest 3).

  • Argue both sides of free buses (writing): GPT-6 Sol passed and Claude Sonnet 5.5 didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4); but a paragraph of 98 words, over the 90 allowed. GPT-6 Sol: Graded 4.3 of 5 on average (lowest 4).

  • An article in three bullets (summarization): Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed and GPT-6 Sol didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4). GPT-6 Sol: Graded 4.0 of 5 on average (lowest 3); but 66 words, over the 60 allowed.

  • An email thread in one sentence (summarization): GPT-6 Sol passed and Claude Sonnet 5.5 didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Graded 4.7 of 5 on average (lowest 4); but 35 words, over the 30 allowed. GPT-6 Sol: Graded 5.0 of 5 on average (lowest 5).

  • A late order (customer support): Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed and GPT-6 Sol didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Graded 5.0 of 5 on average (lowest 5). GPT-6 Sol: Graded 3.7 of 5 on average (lowest 1).

  • Idioms into natural Japanese (translation): Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed and GPT-6 Sol didn't. Claude Sonnet 5.5: Back-translation chrF 0.54 (pass at 0.4). GPT-6 Sol: Back-translation chrF 0.40 (pass at 0.4); reads back too far from the original.

Job by job, the widest gaps first

  • Customer support: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 4 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 3 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.3× sooner at the median, 2.5 s against 3.2 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.6× less, $0.0232 against $0.0146 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 150% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Translation: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 4 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.4× sooner at the median, 2.3 s against 3.2 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.5× less, $0.0211 against $0.0140 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 166% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • SQL: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. GPT-6 Sol answered 1.3× sooner at the median, 1.8 s against 1.3 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.8× less, $0.0190 against $0.0104 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 113% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • RAG and answering from documents: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. GPT-6 Sol answered 1.2× sooner at the median, 1.4 s against 1.1 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.7× less, $0.0140 against $0.0081 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 121% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Agents and tool use: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.3× sooner at the median, 1.4 s against 1.9 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.6× less, $0.0129 against $0.0081 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 61% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Summarization: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 4 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 4 of 5. Their median waits were close, 1.9 s against 2.0 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.5× less, $0.0168 against $0.0110 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 74% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Writing: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 4 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 4 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.5× sooner at the median, 2.3 s against 3.5 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.5× less, $0.0171 against $0.0113 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 114% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Data analysis: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.2× sooner at the median, 2.3 s against 2.8 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.4× less, $0.0235 against $0.0169 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 252% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Math: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 1.3× sooner at the median, 1.7 s against 2.2 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.4× less, $0.0123 against $0.0090 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 110% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

  • Coding: Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 5 of 5 and GPT-6 Sol 5 of 5. Claude Sonnet 5.5 answered 2.5× sooner at the median, 2.0 s against 4.8 s. GPT-6 Sol cost 1.2× less, $0.0313 against $0.0262 for the 5 replies. Claude Sonnet 5.5's replies ran 108% longer, in tokens of reply, thinking not counted.

All 50 prompts: who passed, who answered sooner, who cost less
Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol on each prompt of our test runs
PromptResultSoonerCheaper
Turn a title into a URL slugBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.8×took 1.8 s and 3.3 sClosecost $0.0028 and $0.0028
Parse a duration like “1h 30m”Both passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 2.5×took 2.0 s and 4.8 sClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.2×cost $0.0036 and $0.0042
Merge overlapping intervalsBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.2×took 1.4 s and 1.7 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0033 and $0.0022
Evaluate an arithmetic expression, no evalBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 2.0×took 4.8 s and 9.7 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.1×cost $0.0102 and $0.0089
Parse CSV with quoted fieldsBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.7×took 5.3 s and 8.9 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×cost $0.0114 and $0.0081
Announce a second bakery shop on LinkedInBoth passedClosetook 3.3 s and 3.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.3×cost $0.0035 and $0.0027
Rewrite corporate jargon in plain wordsOnly Claude Sonnet 5.5Claude Sonnet 5.5, 3.1×took 1.6 s and 5.0 sClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.3×cost $0.0025 and $0.0033
Decline a meeting and offer two timesBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×took 2.3 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0030 and $0.0014
A product announcement with five rulesBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×took 2.3 s and 1.6 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0030 and $0.0014
Argue both sides of free busesOnly GPT-6 SolClosetook 4.4 s and 4.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.0×cost $0.0051 and $0.0025
A discount, then sales taxBoth passedClosetook 1.6 s and 1.7 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×cost $0.0017 and $0.0013
Pens at 3 for $4Both passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.5×took 2.2 s and 3.3 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0036 and $0.0024
Compound interest over three yearsBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.1×took 1.3 s and 1.4 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0021 and $0.0014
Four-digit numbers whose digits sum to 9Both passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.4×took 1.8 s and 2.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×cost $0.0026 and $0.0019
The highest of three dice is a 5Both passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.3×took 1.7 s and 2.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.1×cost $0.0022 and $0.0020
An article in three bulletsOnly Claude Sonnet 5.5Closetook 1.9 s and 2.0 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0031 and $0.0020
An email thread in one sentenceOnly GPT-6 SolClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.4×took 1.4 s and 2.0 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×cost $0.0023 and $0.0014
Decisions and action items from a meetingBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.6×took 2.2 s and 3.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.3×cost $0.0043 and $0.0034
A quarterly memo for the CEOBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.4×took 1.8 s and 2.6 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0037 and $0.0024
A study with a negative resultBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×took 2.4 s and 1.7 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.0×cost $0.0034 and $0.0017
The region with the most revenueBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.2×took 2.4 s and 2.8 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.9×cost $0.0051 and $0.0026
Average order value in AugustBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.6×took 1.7 s and 2.8 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0037 and $0.0025
Revenue change from July to AugustBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.2×took 2.3 s and 2.8 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.9×cost $0.0048 and $0.0025
A median, filtered two waysBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.6×took 1.5 s and 2.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×cost $0.0030 and $0.0024
Correlation between ad spend and sign-upsBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.6×took 4.2 s and 6.6 sClosecost $0.0070 and $0.0069
A late orderOnly Claude Sonnet 5.5Claude Sonnet 5.5, 1.3×took 2.5 s and 3.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.6×cost $0.0038 and $0.0025
A return inside the windowBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×took 2.2 s and 1.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0035 and $0.0017
A frustrated customerNeither passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 2.1×took 2.7 s and 5.9 sClosecost $0.0042 and $0.0043
A refund request outside the windowBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.5×took 2.0 s and 3.0 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0038 and $0.0025
A message with a planted instructionBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×took 6.1 s and 4.4 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0079 and $0.0037
A delivery message into SpanishBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 2.1×took 1.5 s and 3.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×cost $0.0032 and $0.0026
A product description into FrenchBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.2×took 1.8 s and 2.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×cost $0.0032 and $0.0019
A meeting note into GermanBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 2.2×took 2.3 s and 5.0 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.1×cost $0.0038 and $0.0035
Idioms into natural JapaneseOnly Claude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6 Sol, 1.2×took 2.9 s and 2.4 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.2×cost $0.0046 and $0.0021
A lease clause into Brazilian PortugueseBoth passedClosetook 4.4 s and 4.6 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.6×cost $0.0063 and $0.0040
Customers in one countryBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.6×took 1.8 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.0×cost $0.0024 and $0.0012
Count orders by statusBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.1×took 1.0 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.0×cost $0.0024 and $0.0012
Revenue by categoryBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×took 1.6 s and 1.3 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0039 and $0.0018
Every customer, even those without ordersBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.6×took 2.3 s and 1.4 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.3×cost $0.0043 and $0.0018
Monthly revenue with a running totalBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.7×took 2.7 s and 4.5 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.4×cost $0.0060 and $0.0043
A fact from one sectionBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×took 1.4 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.8×cost $0.0027 and $0.0015
Core hours and start timesBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×took 1.4 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×cost $0.0027 and $0.0016
Two sections in one answerBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.1×took 1.3 s and 1.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×cost $0.0027 and $0.0016
A later amendment changes the answerBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.6×took 1.2 s and 2.0 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×cost $0.0031 and $0.0020
A question the handbook doesn't answerBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.5×took 1.4 s and 0.9 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.0×cost $0.0028 and $0.0014
Pick the tool and work out the dateBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.7×took 1.3 s and 2.2 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.3×cost $0.0021 and $0.0016
Convert a currencyBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.8×took 1.0 s and 1.8 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.8×cost $0.0021 and $0.0012
Book a meeting from a sentenceBoth passedClaude Sonnet 5.5, 1.3×took 1.5 s and 1.9 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.2×cost $0.0026 and $0.0021
Search, but don't bookBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.3×took 1.4 s and 1.1 sGPT-6 Sol, 1.7×cost $0.0023 and $0.0014
Two calls with a unit conversionBoth passedGPT-6 Sol, 1.3×took 3.7 s and 2.8 sGPT-6 Sol, 2.1×cost $0.0038 and $0.0018

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol in our test runs

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol on the same prompts, job by job: how many replies passed their check.

Based on 100 of our test runs on , through OpenRouter with the app's own prompt and settings. Updated .

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol in our test runs, job by job
JobClaude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6 Sol
Coding5 of 55 of 5
Writing4 of 54 of 5
Math5 of 55 of 5
Summarization4 of 54 of 5
Data analysis5 of 55 of 5
Customer support4 of 53 of 5
Translation5 of 54 of 5
SQL5 of 55 of 5
RAG and answering from documents5 of 55 of 5
Agents and tool use5 of 55 of 5
All jobs47 of 50 · 1 message each · $0.0038 a reply45 of 50 · 1 message each · $0.0026 a reply

The same prompts, sent to both through llmwise's own pipeline and checked the same way: five for each job. A bold count is the one that passed more. Messages: what each reply counted as on Pro. Cost: what OpenRouter charged us per reply, on average. Every prompt, and how it's scored.

Where they differed most, customer support: both replies to a prompt only one of them passed.

An everyday prompt: “A late order”, in full.

  • Claude Sonnet 5.5

    Passed: Graded 5.0 of 5 on average (lowest 5).

    Hi there,
    
    I'm sorry your rain jacket hasn't arrived. Standard delivery takes 3 to 5 business days, so at 9 business days your order is well past that window.
    
    Since it's more than 7 business days late, you're eligible for free express shipping on your next order. I'm happy to note that on your account.
    
    I don't have tracking details in front of me, so please send me your order number and I'll look into where the package is and what's causing the delay. If it turns out to be lost, we'll work out the next steps for you, such as a replacement or a refund.
    
    Thanks for your patience, and sorry again for the trouble.
    
    Sam, Northwind support

    717 tokens in, 207 out · 2.5 s · $0.0038 · 1 message on Pro · answered by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 via Anthropic ·

  • GPT-6 Sol

    Failed: Graded 3.7 of 5 on average (lowest 1).

    Hi, I’m sorry your rain jacket hasn’t arrived. Standard delivery usually takes 3–5 business days, so I understand your concern after 9 business days.
    
    Could you send me your order number? I’ll check the tracking and find out where the package is.
    
    Sam, Northwind support

    511 tokens in, 144 out (78 of them reasoning) · 3.2 s · $0.0025 · 1 message on Pro · answered by openai/gpt-6-sol via OpenAI ·

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol on every plan

Whether the one-time free trial reaches each model, then each paid plan's messages on it.

Messages on Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol, plan by plan
PlanPriceClaude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6 Sol
Free$0In the one-time trial of 5 messagesIn the one-time trial of 5 messages
Pro$20 a monthUp to 125 a monthUp to 125 a month
Max$50 a monthUp to 400 a monthUp to 400 a month
Ultra$100 a monthUp to 900 a monthUp to 900 a month
Studio$200 a monthUp to 2,000 a monthUp to 2,000 a month

Prices don't include tax, which is added where it applies and shown before you pay. A paid plan's month is one allowance shared by every model, so each monthly count is the most you get if all of it goes to that model. It renews each billing period; everyday models refill daily at 00:00 UTC. Long chats count more per reply. How pricing works.

Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.

What differs

  • Messages on Pro

    They cost the same in llmwise: up to 125 messages a month on Pro on either.

  • Context window

    Claude Sonnet 5.5 takes up to 1M tokens; GPT-6 Sol up to 1.05M tokens. A chat in llmwise holds up to 200k tokens, which fits in either, so the difference shows only through each maker's own API.

  • Images and PDFs

    Both read images. Both take a PDF as the whole file, pages and all.

  • On Free

    Both are in the free trial.

  • Where messages go

    Claude Sonnet 5.5: Sent to Anthropic directly. GPT-6 Sol: Sent to OpenAI directly.

Fact by fact

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol, fact by fact
FactClaude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6 Sol
Context window1M tokens1.05M tokens
Reads imagesYesYes
PDFsWhole fileWhole file
ReasoningYesYes
API price (September 2026)$2.00 in / $10.00 out per million tokens$2.00 in / $10.00 out per million tokens
A typical message at API prices (4,000 tokens in, 700 out)$0.0150$0.0150
A $10 top-up adds100 messages100 messages
Where a message goesSent to Anthropic directly.Sent to OpenAI directly.
If the provider failsIf Anthropic fails before the reply starts (an overload, a server error, a dropped connection), llmwise sends the same request to Claude Sonnet 5.5 through OpenRouter instead.If OpenAI fails before the reply starts (an overload, a server error, a dropped connection), llmwise sends the same request to GPT-6 Sol through OpenRouter instead.
Anthropic's safety fallbackAnthropic's safety system can pass a Claude Sonnet 5.5 message to another Claude model. The reply then names the model that answered and says what you were charged for.Doesn't apply
API prices are what our model catalog lists (Claude: Anthropic's list price; GPT: OpenAI's list price). In llmwise you pay per message, not per token: the counts above are what you get.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol?

From the facts above and our test runs: the rest is how their answers suit your work, which one chat can show you.

  • On the facts llmwise keeps, Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol are level: same count, same files, same context. Pick the one whose answers you prefer.

Each model's page, the families, and other pairs

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol is one pair of models. The page below covers the whole families.

Questions

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol cheaper in llmwise?

They cost the same in llmwise: up to 125 messages a month on Pro on either. Every paid plan's monthly allowance is shared by all models, so each count is the most you get if it all goes to that model.

Can I try Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol for free?

Yes: both are in the free trial of 5 messages.

Which has the bigger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol?

GPT-6 Sol: 1.05M tokens, against 1M tokens. A chat in llmwise holds up to 200k tokens, which fits in either, so the difference shows only through each maker's own API.

Can I use Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol in the same chat?

Yes. Pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 for one message and GPT-6 Sol for the next; the second sees the whole chat, including the first one's answer.

Which did better in your test runs, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol?

On the same 50 prompts, run on September 28, 2026, Claude Sonnet 5.5 passed 47 and GPT-6 Sol passed 45. The table on this page has each job, and every reply is published.

Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Kimi, and GLM, in one chat.

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