Compare · 2026-10-14

GPT-5.1 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.1 leads GPT-5.6 Sol in 0 of 7 shared categories.

CategoryGPT-5.1GPT-5.6 Sol
General LLM
#47 · #47 in General LLM
Margin 31.972789115646265
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#17 · #17 in General LLM
Margin 11.564625850340136
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Reasoning
#48 · #48 in Reasoning
Margin 33.56164383561644
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#12 · #12 in Reasoning
Margin 8.904109589041099
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Math
#18 · #18 in Math
Margin 37.77777777777778
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Science
#48 · #48 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#13 · #13 in Science
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 9, 2026
Coding
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#9 · #9 in Coding
Margin 45.45454545454545
Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026
Coding › Agentic—
#9 · #9 in Coding › Agentic
Margin 45.45454545454545
Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026
Coding › Web dev
#75 · #75 in Coding › Web dev
Margin 69.1588785046729
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#21 · Was SOTA · Coding › Web dev
Margin 18.691588785046733
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Long context
#54 · #54 in Long context
Margin 36.73469387755103
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#13 · #13 in Long context
Margin 8.84353741496598
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Vision
#— · Not enough data
Margin —
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026
#3 · Near-SOTA · Vision
Margin 10.526315789473685
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 9, 2026
Factuality
#37 · #37 in Factuality
Margin 28.358208955223887
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
#14 · #14 in Factuality
Margin 11.194029850746276
LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026
Abstraction (ARC)
#31 · #31 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Nov 13, 2025
#3 · #3 in Abstraction (ARC)
Margin —
Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 9, 2026
Price per 1M tokens

GPT-5.1: $3.4375000000000004 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-5.6 Sol: $4.000000000000001 per 1M blended tokens.

Open weights

GPT-5.1: closed weights.

GPT-5.6 Sol: closed weights.

Which to pick

General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in General LLM at #17 against #47.

Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Reasoning at #12 against #48.

Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Science at #13 against #48.

Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Coding › Web dev at #21 against #75.

Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Long context at #13 against #54.

Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Factuality at #14 against #37.

Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #3 against #31.

GPT-5.1 · GPT-5.6 Sol

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.6 Sol?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.1 leads GPT-5.6 Sol in 0 of 7 shared categories.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.6 Sol for General LLM?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in General LLM at #17 against #47.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.6 Sol for Reasoning?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Reasoning at #12 against #48.

GPT-5.1 or GPT-5.6 Sol for Science?

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol leads GPT-5.1 in Science at #13 against #48.