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GPT-5.6 Sol vs Claude Opus 5: pricing comparison

Claude Opus 5 costs 12% less than GPT-5.6 Sol for a typical 1,000-input, 500-output request. Here is how the two compare on price, context and discounts.

Prices last updated:

GPT-5.6 SolClaude Opus 5
ProviderOpenAIAnthropic
Input per 1M tokens$5.00$5.00
Output per 1M tokens$30.00$25.00
Context window1.05M1M
Batch discount50% off50% off
Typical request (1,000 in / 500 out)$0.02$0.0175
Monthly at 1,000 requests/day$600.00$525.00

GPT-5.6 Sol: Inputs above 272K tokens are billed at a higher long-context rate ($10 / $45).

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GPT-5.6 Sol per request
$0.02
Per month
$600.00
Claude Opus 5 per request
$0.0175
Per month
$525.00

Cost by task

Cost per 1,000 requests at standard prices.
TaskTokens (in / out)GPT-5.6 SolClaude Opus 5
Short chat reply500 / 300$11.50$10.00
RAG answer6,000 / 600$48.00$45.00
Summarize a long document12,000 / 1,000$90.00$85.00
Output-heavy generation1,000 / 4,000$125.00$105.00

Output tokens usually dominate the bill — see input vs output token cost.

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Opus 5 cheaper?
Claude Opus 5 is cheaper for a typical request of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens: $0.0175 versus $0.02 for GPT-5.6 Sol, about 12% less.
What are the per-token prices of GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Opus 5?
GPT-5.6 Sol costs $5.00 input and $30.00 output per million tokens. Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00 input and $25.00 output per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.6 Sol or Claude Opus 5?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the larger context window: 1.05M tokens versus 1M for Claude Opus 5.

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