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Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol

Claude Opus 5.5 is the newest Opus and GPT-6 Sol the newest Sol in Vizify. Access and image input match; the real difference is reasoning control. Opus 5.5 runs in a fixed, model-managed mode, while GPT-6 Sol lets you pick one of six effort steps per request.

Capabilities reviewed 2026-09-26 · Evidence reviewed 2026-09-26

How this comparison was made

Method and test inputs

We read both models' records in Vizify's generated public catalog, the reasoning presets the customer chat picker attaches to each, and the paid-model gate in the product configuration. No prompts were run through Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol for this page, and no vendor benchmark or third-party score is cited.

  • Public catalog records for claude-opus-5.5 and gpt-6-sol
  • Reasoning presets the Vizify chat picker assigns to each model
  • Paid chat-model gate in the Vizify product configuration
  • Fast-variant credit terms published on /models/anthropic/ and /models/openai/
Side by side

Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-6 Sol

CriterionClaude Opus 5.5GPT-6 Sol
Access in VizifyPaid tier: Pro or a credit pack purchasePaid tier: Pro or a credit pack purchase
InputText and images (in Vizify's vision-enabled set)Text and images (in Vizify's vision-enabled set)
Reasoning control in the pickerFixed and model-managed; no effort preset to chooseSix steps: none, low, medium, high, extra high, max; medium by default
Can reasoning be turned off?NoYes, with the none step
Fast variantClaude Opus 5.5 Fast, the same model at twice the credits per tokenGPT-6 Sol Fast, the same model at twice the credits per token
Earlier model it succeedsClaude Opus 5 (itself after Opus 4.8); both stay availableGPT-5.6 Sol, which stays available
Where Vizify documents it/models/anthropic/, where it is the page's lead model/models/openai/, alongside GPT-6 Luna and Astra
Choosing

Which one fits your task

Option A

Claude Opus 5.5

The newest Opus in Vizify and the lead model on the Anthropic page. Its reasoning is managed by the model, so the picker shows no effort setting.

  • Requests where you would rather not tune reasoning depth yourself
  • Moving an Opus 5 or Opus 4.8 conversation onto the newest Opus
  • Pairing a screenshot or diagram with a Claude request

Pick Claude Opus 5.5 when you want the newest Opus and are happy to let the model decide how much reasoning each answer gets. There is no effort setting to manage, so every request runs the same way.

Option B

GPT-6 Sol

The GPT-6 successor to GPT-5.6 Sol, with a six-step reasoning-effort control that runs from none to max.

  • Setting reasoning effort per request, including turning it off with none
  • Continuing GPT-5.6 Sol work on its GPT-6 successor
  • Image-plus-text requests where you want GPT-family answers

Pick GPT-6 Sol when you want that decision yourself: none for a direct reply, max when you want the most reasoning the picker offers, or any step in between, changed per request.

Before you rely on this

Current limitations

  • Reviewed against the Vizify catalog and chat picker on 2026-09-26; nothing here measures answer quality, accuracy, or speed for either model.
  • The Fast variants appear for completeness. This page does not claim a specific latency gain for Opus 5.5 Fast or GPT-6 Sol Fast.
  • GPT-6 Luna and GPT-6 Astra, the other GPT-6 variants, are outside this comparison.
  • One request goes to one selected model. Asking Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol the same question means sending it twice, one model at a time.
  • Tier placement, reasoning presets, and credit rates are configured outside this page and may change before its next review.

Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol arrived as the newest members of their families in Vizify, and on paper they sit in the same place: both are Paid-tier chat models, both accept an uploaded image with the text, and both have a Fast twin charged at double the per-token credit rate. If access and modality were the whole story there would be nothing to choose between.

The difference is who controls reasoning. Vizify runs Opus 5.5 in a fixed, model-managed mode: reasoning is always on and the chat picker offers no effort setting, so the model decides how much thinking an answer gets. GPT-6 Sol exposes six effort steps, from none to max, and you can change the step for each request — useful when some messages need a direct reply and others deserve more work.

Both replace models that are still in the catalog. Claude Opus 5.5 follows Opus 5 and Opus 4.8, and GPT-6 Sol follows GPT-5.6 Sol, so an ongoing conversation on an older model keeps working. For the other Claude-versus-GPT-6 pairing, see Claude Fable 5.1 vs GPT-6 Luna.

FAQ

Questions about Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol

Is Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol the stronger model?

This page does not rank them. In Vizify they share the same Paid tier and text-and-image input, and they differ in how reasoning is controlled, which is what the comparison documents.

Can I set the reasoning effort for Claude Opus 5.5 in Vizify?

No. Vizify runs Claude Opus 5.5 in a fixed, model-managed reasoning mode, so the chat picker shows no effort preset for it. Opus 5.5 Fast behaves the same way.

Which reasoning steps does GPT-6 Sol offer?

Six: none, low, medium, high, extra high, and max. Medium is the default, and none turns reasoning off for that request.

What do Claude Opus 5.5 Fast and GPT-6 Sol Fast change?

Each is the same model on a faster serving tier, charged at twice the credits per input and output token. Tier, image input, and reasoning control match the standard variant.

Do I need a paid plan for either model?

Yes. Both need Pro or a credit pack purchase. Free accounts chat with GPT-5.4 Mini, the account-wide default.

Can I send one prompt to Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol at once?

No. Vizify sends each request to the one model you select. You can switch to the other model for your next message in the same conversation.

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Open Vizify and choose Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT-6 Sol for your next request.