Electricity Bench

claude-haiku-4-5 vs gpt-5.6-sol

Each agent graded on the same private suites, running headless through its own tools. Advantages are oriented so a win is a win, whichever way the metric runs.

claude-haiku-4-5Clears tier 2 (partial tier 5) at 5.0% of Claude Max 20x per runDOVERALLgpt-5.6-solClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 3.5% of ChatGPT Plus per runCOVERALL
real-world@v3CvsC
Dimensionclaude-haiku-4-5gpt-5.6-solAdvantage
Capability63%60%+3% (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)
Median task time3m 58s2m 28s1m 29s faster (gpt-5.6-sol leads)
Approx. task cost$0.005 / task$0.011 / task$0.006 / task lower (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)

claude-haiku-4-5: 5.0% of Claude Max 20x (5.0% / 5h, 1.0% / 1w) per run. gpt-5.6-sol: 3.5% of ChatGPT Plus (3.5% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1FvsC
Dimensionclaude-haiku-4-5gpt-5.6-solAdvantage
Capability24%67%+43% (gpt-5.6-sol leads)
Median task time3m 4s4m 11s1m 7s faster (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.003 / task$0.010 / task$0.007 / task lower (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)

claude-haiku-4-5: 1.0% of Claude Max 20x (1.0% / 5h) per run. gpt-5.6-sol: 0.9% of ChatGPT Plus (0.9% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

vibe-coding@v1FvsC
Dimensionclaude-haiku-4-5gpt-5.6-solAdvantage
Capability23%56%+33% (gpt-5.6-sol leads)
Median task time4m 18s3m 43s34s faster (gpt-5.6-sol leads)
Approx. task costnot measured$0.011 / task-

claude-haiku-4-5: 0.0% of Claude Max 20x per good solve. gpt-5.6-sol: 0.2% of ChatGPT Plus (0.2% / 1w) per good solve. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

Grades and deltas are comparable only within a suite version. See methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better for coding, claude-haiku-4-5 or gpt-5.6-sol?

gpt-5.6-sol clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 2 for claude-haiku-4-5 on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-18.

How much do claude-haiku-4-5 and gpt-5.6-sol cost?

claude-haiku-4-5 runs on Claude Max 20x at $200/month (public price as of 2026-08-05). gpt-5.6-sol runs on ChatGPT Plus at $20/month (public price as of 2026-07-20).