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Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT 6.1 Sol

GPT 6.1 Sol bills 44% less than Claude Opus 5.5 per million output tokens. Tier prices, request fields and limits side by side.

Claude Opus 5.5

Claude Opus 5.5 API supports extended coding and knowledge work with always-on thinking; Anthropic emphasizes efficiency and clearer communication, and this endpoint accepts 1,000,000 input tokens with a 128,000-token reply ceiling.

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GPT 6.1 Sol

GPT 6.1 Sol reviews difficult code changes and professional analyses with text and image evidence in one conversation. Sol’s 128,000-token reply budget includes reasoning as well as the patch or analysis you see; the default cap is 4,096.

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The short answer

Start with the input you have, the result you want and your budget. These are the differences that affect that choice.

  • GPT 6.1 Sol costs 44% less per million output tokens. Compare the input and cache rates below for longer conversations.

Compare the published examples, then try the same input on both models with matching settings.

Test scores side by side

The Spicy Index and Freedom Score for both models, from the same daily calculation as the leaderboards.

Test scores side by side
MeasureClaude Opus 5.5GPT 6.1 Sol
Spicy Index82.581.2
Freedom Score88.9Not yet tested
EvidenceTested 5 of 5 probe types · 24 runs—
Range if the rest pass88.9–88.9—
Price$7.20 per 1M mixed tokens (3 input : 1 output)$4.00 per 1M mixed tokens (3 input : 1 output)
ReviewsRead the Claude Opus 5.5 reviewRead the GPT 6.1 Sol review

Preliminary · freedom evidence pending

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Current price

Price at the same setting

A start price answers a different question than the one you have. These are the tiers both models publish, matched setting for setting, in US dollars per billed unit with no conversion step in between.

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Price at the same setting
TierClaude Opus 5.5GPT 6.1 SolDifference
Input$3.6 / 1 million tokens$2 / 1 million tokensGPT 6.1 Sol −44%
Cached input$0.18 / 1 million tokens$0.1 / 1 million tokensGPT 6.1 Sol −44%
Output$18 / 1 million tokens$10 / 1 million tokensGPT 6.1 Sol −44%

What one ordinary job costs

  • Claude Opus 5.5: $7.2 for one million input and two hundred thousand output tokens.
  • GPT 6.1 Sol: $4 for one million input and two hundred thousand output tokens.

Arithmetic on the published rates at each model's own default setting, not a quote. The console prices your actual settings before a request is accepted.

About this comparison

Controls and limits

Every row here is read from the JSON Schema the endpoint validates against, so it matches what the API will really accept rather than a feature list written by hand.

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Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT 6.1 Sol
Controls and limitsClaude Opus 5.5GPT 6.1 Sol
Supported taskschatchat
Input context1,000,000 tokens1,050,000 tokens
Maximum output128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Tool callingYesYes
ExecutionSynchronous, with streamingSynchronous, with streaming
Request timeout60 minutes10 minutes
AvailabilityLiveLive

Do low-filter models allow every request?

Content policy, side by side

Two separate facts sit behind these labels. The first is what we do, which is nothing: no platform content filter, and no maturity flag to set on a request. The second is what each model does on its own, and that is the only part that varies between these two.

Claude Opus 5.5

Uncensored

We add no content filter to this model, but like most chat models it declines a blunt request that comes with no context. It writes unrestricted fiction reliably once your system prompt sets up a fiction-writing context, or once the request is framed as a story. Legal and consent duties remain with the customer.

Use these content labels to shortlist models, then open each model page for available examples and content-test details.

The label never changes your obligations. Age, consent, real-person likeness and the law where you operate stay with you, and SpicyAPI does not inspect each request.

Can I swap the model ID without changing the request body?

Request body, field by field

The task lifecycle is shared; the body is not. Each endpoint publishes its own JSON Schema and the API validates against that, so this is the list to reconcile before a switch.

  • 7 fields appear in both request bodies under the same names. stop, tools, messages, max_tokens, tool_choice, reasoning_effort, parallel_tool_calls
  • Claude Opus 5.5 accepts no field the other one lacks.
  • Only GPT 6.1 Sol accepts: top_p, temperature, response_format.
  • Claude Opus 5.5 requires messages.
  • GPT 6.1 Sol requires messages.
  • Both reject unknown fields outright, so a parameter left over from the other model comes back as a validation error instead of being quietly ignored.

How to choose

How to choose

Input context

GPT 6.1 Sol takes the longer prompt: up to 1,050,000 input tokens in a single request.

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Moving from one to the other

The model identifiers are anthropic/claude-opus-5.5/chat and openai/gpt-6.1-sol/chat, and both go in the same field of the same request.

Both return the response on the chat request. With streaming enabled, read the stream until it finishes; there is no media task to poll.

Both use the same submit-and-track flow, but their required inputs may differ. Check each model page before switching.

One key, one balance, one set of spend caps. Both bill to the same account in US dollars, and the per-key daily, monthly and lifetime limits apply to whichever one you call.

Questions developers ask

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT 6.1 Sol?

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT 6.1 Sol?

GPT 6.1 Sol costs 44% less per million output tokens. Compare the input and cache rates below for longer conversations. Prices may change; check the estimate shown for your actual settings before submitting.

How long can a single request run?

Claude Opus 5.5 allows 60 minutes per task and GPT 6.1 Sol allows 10. Those are ceilings rather than typical times — most requests finish far sooner — but they are what your own client timeout has to survive.

Prices and capabilities shown here come from the current public model catalogue. Check each model page for its latest inputs and examples.

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