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Model comparison 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-6.1 Sol

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic · Balanced · Proprietary
$6.60/1M · 1M ctx
GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI · Balanced · Proprietary
$4.40/1M · 1.1M ctx

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Pick a winner in each dimension. You can change your vote any time.

Output Quality
Correctness and depth of what it produces
Agentic Ability
Tool calls, instruction-following, and multi-step tasks
Speed
Tokens per second and time-to-first-token
Value for money
How much capability you get per dollar
Reliability
Consistent results: fewer refusals, loops and format breaks

Specs and pricing side by side

Spec
Sonnet 4.6
GPT-6.1 Sol
Maker
Anthropic
OpenAI
Blended price / 1M
$6.60
$4.40
Input / output
$3.00 in · $15 out / 1M tokens
$2.00 in · $10 out / 1M tokens
Context window
1M
1.1M
Open weights
No
No
Tool use
Yes
Yes
Reasoning
Yes
Yes
Output Quality
9.1
9.6
Agentic Ability
9.2
9.7
Speed
8.0
7.0
Value for money
8.0
9.0
Reliability
9.4
9.3

Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).

Verdict: Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-6.1 Sol?

Updated 2026-10-13

Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 if you want the everyday agent default — strong quality without the flagship price. Choose GPT-6.1 Sol if you want the default OpenAI model for coding agents, from routine changes to hard tasks.

In our editorial scoring, GPT-6.1 Sol leads in 3 of five dimensions (output quality, agentic ability and value for money), while Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in 2. On price, Claude Sonnet 4.6 runs about $6.60 per 1M tokens (blended) and is proprietary; GPT-6.1 Sol is about $4.40 and proprietary.

Where Sonnet 4.6 falls short
  • Still steps behind Opus on the very hardest tasks
  • Superseded by Claude Sonnet 5.5, which is cheaper ($2/$10) and much stronger
Full Sonnet 4.6 breakdown →
Where GPT-6.1 Sol falls short
  • Slower than GPT-6 Sol at max effort (about 65 output tokens/s)
  • Prompts over 272K tokens are billed at higher rates
Full GPT-6.1 Sol breakdown →

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