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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2024Jun 26 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
45%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Science
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 736 days before GPT-5.6 Sol

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.6 Sol?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-5.6 Sol don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 736 days before GPT-5.6 Sol, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-5.6 Sol don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.

GPT-5.6 Sol was released by OpenAI on Jun 26 2026.

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