AI model comparison

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol are candidates for coding, reasoning and professional workflows. Check whether each model can hold the input and tool results your workflow needs before comparing the token rates.

Coding and document work need a checkable deliverable: a patch that passes required checks, or an answer supported by the supplied material. A broader specification sheet does not establish better results for your repository or documents.

The prices below belong to the recorded API routes. Processing tiers, long-context rules, cache behavior and tool charges can change the cost of a complete task.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Anthropic

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is an Anthropic language model that accepts text and images and returns text.

Context
1M
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$2.00
Output / 1M tokens
$10.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input

Produces

  • Text output
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OpenAI

GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6.1 Sol is OpenAI's updated Sol model for coding and professional tasks. It accepts text and images and returns text.

Context
1.05M
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
From $2.00
Output / 1M tokens
From $10.00

Pricing conditions: Standard starting rates cover prompts up to 272K input tokens. Longer prompts use 2× input/cache rates and 1.5× output rates for the full request. Fast, Ultrafast, cache writes and tool calls have separate conditions.

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input

Produces

  • Text output

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

GPT-6.1 Sol

  • Context capacity: 1.05M

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Claude Sonnet 5.5:1M

GPT-6.1 Sol:1.05M

GPT-6.1 Sol

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Claude Sonnet 5.5:128K

GPT-6.1 Sol:128K

Same value

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationClaude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6.1 Sol
ProviderAnthropicOpenAI
Listed pricing routeAnthropicOpenAI
Model familyClaude 5GPT-6
Accepted inputstext, imagetext, image
Produced outputstexttext
Context window1M1.05MHigher
Max output128K128K
Input price / 1M$2.00From $2.00
Output price / 1M$10.00From $10.00
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedNot documented
Structured outputDocumentedDocumented
LicenseProvider termsProvider terms

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