GPT-5.6 Sol vs Gemma 4 12B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Sol and Gemma 4 12B 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 Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 14 for Gemma 4 12B.
  • For output speed, Gemma 4 12B is fastest: Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 109 t/s, against GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh) at 62 t/s for GPT-5.6 Sol.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, 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

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 Indices

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

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

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, 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, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

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

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
GPT-5.6 Sol (max)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
47
-
1M
$3.1
60
Not available
Amazon BedrockOpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
44
-
1M
$3.1
62
Not available
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
42
-
1M
$3.1
60
Not available
OpenAIMicrosoft Azure
GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
39
-
1M
$3.1
60
Not available
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
34
-
1M
$3.1
58
Not available
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
28
-
1M
$3.1
61
Not available
OpenAIAmazon Bedrock
Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
14
12B
256k
$0.1
109
SiliconFlow
Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning)
Google logoGoogle
9
12B
262k
$0.1
104
SiliconFlow