GPT-5.6 Sol vs Nova 2.0 Lite: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-5.6 Sol and Nova 2.0 Lite releases: 6 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 10 models.
- For intelligence, GPT-5.6 Sol scores highest: GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 47, against Nova 2.0 Lite (high) at 13 for Nova 2.0 Lite.
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Lite is fastest: Nova 2.0 Lite (high) at 165 t/s, against GPT-5.6 Sol (max) at 84 t/s for GPT-5.6 Sol.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
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
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GPT-5.6 Sol (max) |  OpenAI | 47 | 49 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 53 | $1.99 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $3,465 | 29k | 17k | 90M | 84 | 124.25s | 124.25s | 130.19s | 352.71s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh) | OpenAI | 44 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 51 | $1.18 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $2,082 | 20k | 10k | 51M | 72 | 33.37s | 33.37s | 40.28s | 267.37s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (high) | OpenAI | 42 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 50 | $0.81 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $1,487 | 13k | 6k | 34M | 71 | 17.49s | 17.49s | 24.51s | 178.15s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (medium) | OpenAI | 39 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 48 | $0.50 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $997 | 8k | 3k | 21M | 60 | 5.07s | 5.07s | 13.36s | 130.28s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (low) | OpenAI | 33 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 44 | $0.26 | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $637 | 4k | 837 | 13M | 62 | 3.71s | 3.71s | 11.78s | 60.53s | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | OpenAI | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | - | - | 32 | - | $3.1 | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | - | - | - | - | 64 | 1.20s | 1.20s | 9.04s | - | - | 1M | Jul 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (high) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 15.15s | 27.29s | 30.33s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (medium) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 160 | 15.80s | 28.31s | 31.43s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (low) | Amazon | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 159 | 8.74s | 21.33s | 24.48s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Lite (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.5 | $0.30 | $2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | 158 | 1.03s | 1.03s | 4.19s | - | - | 1M | Oct 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |