Model comparison
GPT-5.3 Chat vs GPT-6 Sol
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.3 Chat scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-6 Sol in 8 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-6 Sol leads 49.3 to 27.3.
- GPT-6 Sol is cheaper at $2 / $10 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.3 Chat.
- GPT-6 Sol accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 42.1 | 49.2 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2026-09-22 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 16K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.75 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $14 | $10 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 40.8 (#124), GPT-6 Sol: 59.6 (#11)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1408 | 1453 |
| DeepSWE | — | 68.8% |
| FrontierCode | — | 49.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1692 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Chat: —, GPT-6 Sol: 33.5 (#49)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 28% |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 27.3 (#105), GPT-6 Sol: 49.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1399 | 1420 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 90.1% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 53.3% |
Math Too close to call
GPT-5.3 Chat: 35.4 (#146), GPT-6 Sol: 35.8 (#135)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1389 | 1404 |
Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.2 (#137), GPT-6 Sol: 43.0 (#87)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1449 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Chat: —, GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#9)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | — | 58.3% |
Multilingual Too close to call
GPT-5.3 Chat: 50.5 (#119), GPT-6 Sol: 51.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1383 | 1389 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1433 | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | 1400 | 1407 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1371 | 1377 |
| LMArena French | 1398 | — |
| LMArena German | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1351 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1347 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 73.0 (#124), GPT-6 Sol: 74.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1378 | 1406 |
Long Context Too close to call
GPT-5.3 Chat: 42.6 (#115), GPT-6 Sol: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1396 | 1415 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 63.3 (#65), GPT-6 Sol: 72.3 (#15)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-6 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1396 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1356 | 1392 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1690 | 2125 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1413 | 1405 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.3 Chat better than GPT-6 Sol?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.2 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3 Chat or GPT-6 Sol?
GPT-6 Sol is cheaper. It lists at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens; GPT-5.3 Chat lists at $1.75 and $14.
Is GPT-5.3 Chat or GPT-6 Sol better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.6 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Sol does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Chat and GPT-6 Sol share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Chat has 18 scored results on Noometry and GPT-6 Sol has 22.