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Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMay 28 2026Jun 26 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Specifications
Context window
1M
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
95%
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
69.2%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
74.6%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
49.8%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · with tools
57.9%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
83.4%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
53.9%
Knowledge work
GDPval-AA
1890
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.8 shipped 29 days before GPT-5.6 Sol

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.8 or GPT-5.6 Sol?

Claude Opus 4.8 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 Opus 4.8 shipped 29 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 Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.6 Sol don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.8 was released by Anthropic on May 28 2026.

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

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