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GPT-5.6 Sol Tested: Faster Coding, Half the Cost of Fable 5, but Benchmark Controversy

Original sourceTechTimesAdditional: Azat TV

Summary

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra begins rolling out in Codex, claiming faster coding speeds and half the cost of Claude Fable 5, leading in Terminal-Bench 2.1, but SWE-Bench scores are not yet released, and it is only available to government-reviewed organizations.

Key points

  • Provides developers with the latest AI coding model performance and cost comparisons to aid tool selection.
  • GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra offers a more efficient coding experience and lower cost, but access restrictions remain high, benefiting only a few developers in the short term.
  • Developers should monitor GA timelines; existing Codex users may gain performance improvements and cost savings after GA.
  • Compared to GPT-5.5's performance in Codex, Sol Ultra introduces a multi-agent architecture, achieving significant progress in autonomous coding tasks.

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