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  5. GPT-5 ProvsGPT-6 Sol
Updated Sep 2026

GPT-5 ProvsGPT-6 Sol

GPT-6 Sol is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $2/M vs $15/M input tokens.

GPT-5 Pro and GPT-6 Sol compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 ProGPT-6 Sol
Input price$15/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$120/M tokens$10/M tokens
Context window400K tokens1.1M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Sep 2026
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-6 Sol
GPT-6 Sol

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

GPT-6 Sol costs 12x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
GPT-6 Sol
Input
$2.00
7.5× cheaper
Output
$10.00
12× cheaper

GPT-6 Sol is cheaper on both: 7.5× input, 12× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-5 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$120.00 out·400k·100% up
GPT-6 Sol3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1.1M·96.6% upOpenAI$2.00 in·$10.00 out·1.1M·100% upAmazon Bedrock$2.20 in·$11.00 out·1.1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Both are developed by OpenAI but target different use cases. GPT-5 Pro has a 400K token context window vs GPT-6 Sol's 1.1M. You can compare their actual outputs across 20 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GPT-5 Pro and GPT-6 Sol each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 20 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GPT-5 Pro costs $15/M input tokens and GPT-6 Sol costs $2/M input tokens. GPT-6 Sol is $13.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of GPT-5 Pro and GPT-6 Sol across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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