GPT-5.6 Sol vs Exaone 4.0 1.2B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Sol and Exaone 4.0 1.2B releases: 6 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.

  • For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Sol scores highest: GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 47, against Exaone 4.0 1.2B (Reasoning) at 5 for Exaone 4.0 1.2B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase v1.1, GDPval-AA v2.1, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
GPT-5.6 Sol
Pareto line

Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indexes

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Sol (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
47
49
54
50
45
49
53
$1.99
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$3,465
29k
17k
90M
82
130.17s
130.17s
136.26s
352.71s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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Amazon BedrockOpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
44
47
52
49
43
45
51
$1.18
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$2,082
20k
10k
51M
72
35.55s
35.55s
42.47s
267.37s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
46
51
47
42
43
50
$0.81
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$1,487
13k
6k
34M
68
17.49s
17.49s
24.87s
189.16s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
39
43
48
45
39
40
48
$0.50
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$997
8k
3k
21M
58
5.07s
5.07s
13.67s
133.74s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
33
38
42
42
36
34
44
$0.26
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
$637
4k
837
13M
58
3.85s
3.85s
12.45s
66.94s
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
28
29
32
31
-
-
32
-
$3.1
$4.00
$20.00
$0.40
-
-
-
-
64
1.22s
1.22s
9.08s
-
-
1M
Jul 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

Not available
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OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Exaone 4.0 1.2B (Reasoning)
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.3B
64k
Jul 2025
-
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

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Exaone 4.0 1.2B (Non-reasoning)
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.3B
64k
Jul 2025
-
No

Supports: text

Supports: text

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