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GPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.6 Sonnet

Compare GPT-5.5 and Claude 4.6 Sonnet. Build AI products powered by either model on Appaca.

Model Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.5Claude 4.6 Sonnet
ProviderOpenAIAnthropic
Model Typetexttext
Context Window1,000,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Input Cost
$5.00/ 1M tokens
$3.00/ 1M tokens
Output Cost
$30.00/ 1M tokens
$15.00/ 1M tokens

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Strengths & Best Use Cases

GPT-5.5

OpenAI

1. Strongest Agentic Coding Model

  • State-of-the-art on Terminal-Bench 2.0 (82.7%), Expert-SWE (73.1%), and SWE-Bench Pro (58.6%), outperforming GPT-5.4 on complex coding tasks.
  • Holds context across large systems, reasons through ambiguous failures, and carries changes through surrounding codebases with fewer tokens.

2. Higher Intelligence at GPT-5.4 Latency

  • Co-designed, trained, and served on NVIDIA GB200/GB300 NVL72 systems to match GPT-5.4 per-token latency while performing at a significantly higher level.
  • Uses fewer tokens to complete the same tasks, making it more efficient as well as more capable.

3. Powerful for Knowledge Work & Computer Use

  • Scores 84.9% on GDPval (44 occupations) and 78.7% on OSWorld-Verified for autonomous computer operation.
  • Excels at generating documents, spreadsheets, and reports; naturally moves across finding information, using tools, and checking output.

4. Scientific Research Co-Scientist

  • Leading performance on GeneBench, BixBench, and FrontierMath; helped discover a new proof about Ramsey numbers verified in Lean.
  • Strong enough to meaningfully accelerate progress at the frontiers of biomedical and mathematical research.

Claude 4.6 Sonnet

Anthropic

1. Most capable Sonnet model yet

  • Anthropic describes Sonnet 4.6 as its most capable Sonnet model.
  • It is a full upgrade across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design.

2. Stronger coding and professional task performance at Sonnet pricing

  • Pricing remains at $3/M input and $15/M output, matching Sonnet 4.5.
  • Anthropic says early-access developers strongly preferred it to Sonnet 4.5, and often even to Opus 4.5 for practical work.

3. Long-context, agent-friendly reasoning

  • Supports up to a 1M token context window in beta.
  • Anthropic reports better consistency, fewer false claims of success, fewer hallucinations, and more reliable follow-through on multi-step tasks.

4. Modern API controls for adaptive work

  • Supports adaptive thinking and the effort parameter for balancing speed, cost, and depth.
  • Gains dynamic filtering for web search and web fetch, helping agent workflows keep only relevant information in context.