HEAD TO HEAD
Make the
right call.
Pick two to four models. Compare category evidence, price, context, speed and capabilities side by side.
01 / SCORECARD
Coding focus · side by side
| Metric | gpt-5-mini | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Score | Insufficient verified data0% coverage | 52QUANTUM SCORE |
| Confidence / coverage | Limited evidence · 0% · 0 independent domains | Moderate confidence · 85% · 4 independent domains |
| Context window | — tokens | 1,050,000 tokens |
| Modalities / tools | · | text, image · tool use, vision |
| Coding | No data | 47 |
| Reasoning | No data | 67 |
| Math | No data | 79 |
REVAL™ⓘREVAL™ Research Evaluation Index — our proprietary 0–100 benchmark measuring real-world AI research performance. Methodology → | Not tested | Not tested |
| Agents | No data | 20 |
| Multimodal | No data | 62 |
| Speed | Not measured | Not measured |
| Value | No data | 39 |
| Input / 1M | $0.25 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Measured output speed | Not measured | Not measured |
THE DECISION
What this comparison means
Quality for your coding focus
There isn’t enough current, independent evidence with matching test settings across all selected models to choose a leader for coding. Try another focus or a smaller selection, and review the sourced results below.
Different benchmarks test different tasks. Effort levels are shown because they can affect results and cost. Verification dates indicate when we checked a source; they are not necessarily evaluation dates.
Your estimated monthly API cost
Enter usage in millions of tokens. Estimates use the listed standard input and output prices in USD.
gpt-5-mini
$6.50Lowest estimated cost among these models
Pricing source ↗ · verified 2026-10-01
Price scope
Provider Standard API price; capabilities and release date have not been inferred.
GPT-6 Sol
$40.00Pricing source ↗ · verified 2026-10-01
Price scope
Standard short-context token rate; long-context and service tiers differ
This estimates API token charges. Subscription plans, caching, batch discounts, tools, taxes, and differences in tokens used per task can change the bill. Cost alone does not establish equivalent quality.
Tradeoffs and evidence gaps
gpt-5-mini ↗
Listed capabilities: none verified yet.
Independent benchmark records cover no categories yet. Coverage does not guarantee comparable tests for every selected model.
GPT-6 Sol ↗
Listed capabilities: tool use, vision.
Independent benchmark records cover reasoning, coding, agents, math, multimodal. Coverage does not guarantee comparable tests for every selected model.
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Published benchmark evidence
| Benchmark | gpt-5-mini | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|
AS THE EVIDENCE CHANGED
Comparison history
Dated releases, price events, and benchmark publications. A price or test change can alter the factual comparison; this timeline does not pick a winner.
2026-10-01 · gpt-5-mini now listed in official pricing ↗ · source
2026-10-01 · GPT-6 Sol recorded coding score changed ↗ · source
2026-09-22 · GPT-6 Sol and Luna added to the API ↗ · source
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench code_completion (2026-06-25) at 80.435 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench code_generation (2026-06-25) at 83.099 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench javascript (2026-06-25) at 63.636 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench AMPS_Hard (2026-06-25) at 98 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench olympiad (2026-06-25) at 91.365 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench theory_of_mind (2026-06-25) at 84.615 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered LiveBench zebra_puzzle (2026-06-25) at 100 % · source ↗
2026-10-01 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered Terminal-Bench 4.0 Vals mini-SWE-agent avg@3 fallbacks failed (4.0) at 44.444 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered MMMU-Pro Mercor public leaderboard (MMMU-Pro Mercor public set) at 83 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered MedXpertQA MM Mercor public leaderboard (MedXpertQA MM Mercor 200 public tasks) at 81.3 % · source ↗
2026-09-30 verified (test date not published) · gpt-6-sol entered MedXpertQA MM Mercor 51 held-out tasks (MedXpertQA MM Mercor Extended 51 held-out tasks) at 68 % · source ↗
2026-09-29 · gpt-6-sol entered ARC-AGI-3 Semi-Private Standard harness best effort (3 Semi-Private) at 4.6236 % · source ↗
An overall score appears only after enough current, comparable, independently sourced results exist. Pricing and individual benchmark results remain visible meanwhile.