Claude Opus 5 Max vs GPT-6 Sol Max: speed, latency and cost

Claude Opus 5 Max and GPT-6 Sol Max are level on the intelligence index (44.2 and 44.2). Compare price, speed, latency and a clear verdict.

Metric	Claude Opus 5 (Max)	GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Intelligence Index	44.2	44.2
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$5.00	$2.00
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$25.00	$10.00
Output speed (tokens/s)	50	127
Time to first token	62s	91s
Release date	2026-07-24	2026-09-22

Metric

Claude Opus 5 (Max)

GPT-6 Sol (Max)

Intelligence Index

44.2

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$5.00

$2.00

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$25.00

$10.00

Output speed (tokens/s)

127

Time to first token

62s

91s

Release date

2026-07-24

2026-09-22

On the headline score, Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 (Max) and OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol (Max) are almost level. All numbers are the catalogue's recorded values; nobody ran either model by hand for this page. GPT-6 Sol Max streams output at about 127 tokens per second, 2.5 times the rate of Claude Opus 5 Max.

Speed and latency

Once a response is under way, Claude Opus 5 Max produces roughly 50 tokens per second against 127 tokens per second for GPT-6 Sol Max. GPT-6 Sol Max is ahead by 155% on throughput. The wait for the first token averages 62 seconds on Claude Opus 5 Max against 91 seconds on GPT-6 Sol Max. So the two pull in opposite directions, with Claude Opus 5 Max quicker off the mark and GPT-6 Sol Max quicker once it gets going; the crossover is around 2,400 tokens. A first-token wait of that length suits background work better than live conversation.

For a 1,000-token response, first token plus generation comes to roughly 82 seconds on Claude Opus 5 Max and 99 seconds on GPT-6 Sol Max.

Benchmark scores

Claude Opus 5 Max scores 44.2 on the intelligence index and GPT-6 Sol Max scores 44.2. A gap that small is inside the range where one aggregate cannot name a winner.

Among 109 active scored models, Claude Opus 5 Max sits 26th and GPT-6 Sol Max 26th.

Neither model has a separate coding or math index recorded yet, so those narrower comparisons will have to wait for more data.

Cost: GPT-6 Sol Max is cheaper

Claude Opus 5 Max lists $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol Max lists $2.00 and $10.00. For output tokens, Claude Opus 5 Max is 2.5 times the price of GPT-6 Sol Max.

A reference job of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens costs $10.00 with Claude Opus 5 Max and $4.00 with GPT-6 Sol Max, so GPT-6 Sol Max saves $6.00. Scale it up to classifying 100,000 short messages at 150 input tokens and 5 output tokens each and the bill is $87.50 for Claude Opus 5 Max against $35.00 for GPT-6 Sol Max. Blended at three input tokens per output token, the effective rates are $10.00 for Claude Opus 5 Max and $4.00 for GPT-6 Sol Max.

When they came out

GPT-6 Sol Max arrived on September 22, 2026, about 2 months after Claude Opus 5 Max (July 24, 2026).

Value for money

A blunt value measure, blended price over intelligence score, puts Claude Opus 5 Max at $0.23 and GPT-6 Sol Max at $0.090 per point. With scores this close, GPT-6 Sol Max is simply the cheaper way to buy the same capability.

Common questions about Claude Opus 5 Max and GPT-6 Sol Max

Is Claude Opus 5 Max better than GPT-6 Sol Max?

Neither wins everywhere: they are level on the intelligence index (44.2 and 44.2); GPT-6 Sol Max is 60% cheaper on blended price; GPT-6 Sol Max streams output 2.5 times as fast; and Claude Opus 5 Max reaches its first token sooner.

Is GPT-6 Sol Max cheaper than Claude Opus 5 Max?

GPT-6 Sol Max is cheaper on a blended basis. Claude Opus 5 Max lists $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol Max lists $2.00 and $10.00. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $10.00 against $4.00.

Which is newer, Claude Opus 5 Max or GPT-6 Sol Max?

GPT-6 Sol Max is newer. It was released on September 22, 2026, about 2 months after Claude Opus 5 Max (July 24, 2026).

Which is faster, Claude Opus 5 Max or GPT-6 Sol Max?

GPT-6 Sol Max generates output faster, at 127 tokens per second against 50 tokens per second. Claude Opus 5 Max reaches its first token sooner (62 seconds against 91 seconds). Counting the first-token wait, Claude Opus 5 Max finishes short replies first and GPT-6 Sol Max pulls ahead beyond about 2,400 tokens.

Where do these numbers come from?

The figures are the recorded benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's model catalogue. This page is written from that data automatically; neither model was tested by hand for it.

Final whistle

Bottom line: GPT-6 Sol Max is the stronger all-round pick on this data, while Claude Opus 5 Max makes sense in narrower cases. Pick Claude Opus 5 Max if users are waiting on the first word. Pick GPT-6 Sol Max if cost matters ($10.00 against $25.00 per million output tokens) and your outputs often run past about 2,400 tokens.

Where the numbers come from

The scores, speed and prices in this comparison come from independent third-party model evaluations that Franklin AI syncs each day, and the article was written from a snapshot of them. For the latest results, open the Claude Opus 5 (Max) and GPT-6 Sol (Max) pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.