# Is GPT-5.6 Sol SOTA?

**Yes.** SOTA in co-SOTA in Vision.

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-5.6 Sol from OpenAI. SOTA in co-SOTA in Vision. GPT-5.6 Sol is tied for SOTA in Vision with GPT-6 Astra, within the margin of error, since 2026-09-09.

As of Oct 14, 2026. Methodology v1.0. Computed automatically.

- General LLM: RANKED #17 — Ranked #17 in General LLM.
- Reasoning: RANKED #12 — Ranked #12 in Reasoning.
- Math: INSUFFICIENT_DATA — #16 on LMArena Text (style-controlled, math); missing Humanity's Last Exam and FrontierMath
- Science: RANKED #13 — Last listed at #13 in Science on 2026-07-09. That board does not award a crown.
- Coding: RANKED #9 — Ranked #9 in Coding.
- Coding › Agentic: RANKED #9 — Ranked #9 in Coding › Agentic.
- Coding › Web dev: WAS_SOTA #20 — Was SOTA in Coding › Web dev from 2026-07-12 to 2026-07-20. Currently ranked #20.
- Long context: RANKED #12 — Ranked #12 in Long context.
- Vision: CO_SOTA #1 — GPT-5.6 Sol is tied for SOTA in Vision with GPT-6 Astra, within the margin of error, since 2026-09-09.
- Factuality: RANKED #14 — Ranked #14 in Factuality.
- Abstraction (ARC): RANKED #3 — Last listed at #3 in Abstraction (ARC) on 2026-07-09. That board does not award a crown.

## Vision

https://isitsota.com/c/vision