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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

GPT-5.6 Sol had 30% fewer counted bugs per line than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (0.67 vs 0.96).

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-5.6 Sol compared on relative bug rate, by bug type and language, and on price and usage.
Claude Sonnet 5.5GPT-5.6 Sol
Bug rate
Relative bug rate0.960.67
Rank#2 of 8#1 of 8
By bug type
Logic bugs(statistically tied)0.740.69
Testing and docs1.290.62
By language
TypeScript(statistically tied)0.540.70
Python1.700.74
Details
ProviderAnthropicOpenAI
ReleasedSep 28, 2026Jul 9, 2026
List price$2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens$4 input / $20 output per 1M tokens
Share of AI-written code, week of Sep 282.4%2.0%

1.00 = average · lower is better · = statistically tied

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Questions and answers

Which has fewer bugs, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.6 Sol had 30% fewer counted bugs per line than Claude Sonnet 5.5 (0.67 vs 0.96). GPT-5.6 Sol ranks #1 of 8 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 #2.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 lists at $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens; GPT-5.6 Sol lists at $4 input / $20 output per 1M tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has the lower list price.
Does it depend on the programming language?
In TypeScript, they were statistically tied (0.54 and 0.70); in Python, GPT-5.6 Sol had the lower rate (0.74 vs 1.70).
Does it depend on the kind of bug?
For logic bugs, they were statistically tied (0.74 and 0.69); for testing and documentation issues, GPT-5.6 Sol had the lower rate (0.62 vs 1.29).