Comparing 2 models

Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Facts first, then task-specific rankings. A highlighted cell is better only for that row, not universally.

metric

Model 1Claude Opus 4.6

Model 2GPT-5.6 Sol

Best for

Vision & Documents (#1)

AI Agents (#1)

Provider

anthropic

openai

Context

1.1MBest

Input / 1M

$2Best

Output / 1M

$25

$10Best

Tool use

yesBest

Vision

yesBest

Reasoning

yesBest

Open-weight

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Released

Aug 26, 2025

Jul 9, 2026

task evidence

How they place when the question changes

Lower ranks are better. “Best” marks the strongest option in this shortlist for that task.

Best LLM for Document Summarization #7 #6Best

Best LLM for Computer & Browser Use —#1Best

Best LLM for Code Completion —#2Best

Best LLM for Math & Reasoning #2Best #3

Best LLM for OpenClaw —#1Best

Best LLM for Chat & Roleplay #2Best —

Best LLM for Coding —#5Best

Best LLM for Tool & Function Calling —#5Best

Best LLM for Roleplay & Character #2Best #3

Best LLM for Translation #6 #3Best

Best LLM for Structured Data Extraction #8 #3Best

Best LLM for Vision & Documents #1Best #3

Best LLM for JSON & Schema Output #6Best —

Best LLM for Fast Summaries #6 #4Best

Best LLM for Debugging & Code Review —#1Best

Best LLM for Logic & Problem Solving #4 #1Best

Best LLM for Marketing Copy #2Best #3

Best LLM for Massive Context #3 #1Best

Best LLM for RAG & Long Context #3Best #5

Best LLM for Business Writing #2Best #3

Best LLM for Autonomous Agents #5 #1Best

Best LLM for Summarization #8 #5Best

Best LLM for Frontend & UI #5Best #8

Best LLM for Competition Math #4 #2Best

Best LLM for Image Understanding —#2Best

Best LLM for Goose #3 #1Best

Cheapest Capable LLM #4Best —

Best LLM for Creative Writing #3 #2Best

Best LLM for Document Parsing #2Best #5

Best LLM for Hermes Agent #6 #1Best

Best LLM for AI Agents #6 #1Best

Best LLM for Literary Translation #3Best —

Best LLM for Everyday Translation #3Best —

Best LLM for Writing #3 #2Best

Best LLM for a General Assistant #5Best —

Best LLM for Agentic Coding #5 #2Best

Best LLM for Grounded RAG —#1Best

Best Cheap LLM for High Volume #5 #3Best

Best Value LLM #7Best —

Best LLM for OpenHands #3 #1Best