AI model comparison

Deep Research Max Preview vs GPT-5.6 Sol

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

Deep Research Max Preview from Google lists 1.05M context, 65.54K maximum output, $2.00 input per 1M tokens, $12.00 output per 1M tokens. GPT-5.6 Sol from OpenAI lists 1.05M context, 128K maximum output, $5.00 input per 1M tokens, $30.00 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Google

Deep Research Max Preview

Deep Research Max Preview from Google: Maximum-comprehensiveness agentic researcher for multi-step investigation, synthesis, and cited reports.

Context
1.05M
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$2.00
Output / 1M tokens
$12.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • Audio input
  • PDF input

Produces

  • Text output
  • Image output
VS

OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Sol

GPT-5.6 Sol from OpenAI: Frontier GPT-5.6 model for complex professional work, coding, and agentic workflows.

Context
1.05M
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$5.00
Output / 1M tokens
$30.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • PDF 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.

Deep Research Max Preview

  • Input price: $2.00
  • Output price: $12.00

GPT-5.6 Sol

  • Context capacity: 1.05M
  • Maximum output: 128K

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Deep Research Max Preview:1.05M

GPT-5.6 Sol:1.05M

GPT-5.6 Sol

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Deep Research Max Preview:65.54K

GPT-5.6 Sol:128K

GPT-5.6 Sol

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Deep Research Max Preview:$2.00

GPT-5.6 Sol:$5.00

Deep Research Max Preview

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Deep Research Max Preview:$12.00

GPT-5.6 Sol:$30.00

Deep Research Max Preview

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Deep Research Max Preview and GPT-5.6 Sol. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationDeep Research Max PreviewGPT-5.6 Sol
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Listed pricing routeGoogleOpenAI
Model familygemini-progpt-sol
Accepted inputstext, image, video, audio, pdftext, image, pdf
Produced outputstext, imagetext
Context window1.05M1.05MHigher
Max output65.54K128KHigher
Input price / 1M$2.00Lower$5.00
Output price / 1M$12.00Lower$30.00
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputDocumentedNot documented
Structured outputNot documentedDocumented
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Deep Research Max Preview if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Consider GPT-5.6 Sol if you need larger context or larger maximum output. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

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