OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI flagship (GA since July 9, 2026): agentic coding leader, 88.8% on Terminal-Bench 2.1.
Scores
Quality
9.7/10
Speed
8.2/10
Ease of use
8/10
Value
3/10
Specifications
- Category
- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Pricing
- $120–600/mo
- Context
- 1000K tokens
- Documentation
- Open ↗
Pros
- + Top agentic coding
- + Strong reasoning
- + GA status
Cons
- − Premium pricing
- − Cloud only
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