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  3. Doubao Pro 1.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GPT-5.6 Sol delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,608 vs 1,470), while GPT-5.6 Sol leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (77.6%), while Doubao Pro 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.28/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GPT-5.6 Sol if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Pro 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Pro 1.5 (4)GPT-5.6 Sol (6)
Doubao Pro 1.5
4 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
GPT-5.6 Sol
6 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 4 of 10 metrics
Doubao Pro 1.5

ByteDance flagship enterprise model with ultra-low token cost and 128k context.

Elo 1,470$0.28/1M out
OpenAI
Leads 6 of 10 metrics
GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI 5.6 flagship tier. Official API $5/$30 per 1M tokens (OpenAI pricing, Jul 30 2026 update left Sol unchanged).

Elo 1,608$30/1M out

GPT-5.6 Sol Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model B

Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost

Mode: Medium (Standard)

Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.

Thinking Delay
270 ms
Standard speed
Reasoning Depth
~1,500
Internal tokens
Cost / 1k Calls
$56.50
4.9× standard bill
Accuracy Boost
+4.5% accuracy
STEM & SWE-bench
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Pro 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGPT-5.6 Sol Wins

GPT-5.6 Sol

Δ 138 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderDoubao Pro 1.5 Wins

Doubao Pro 1.5

105 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Pro 1.5 Wins

Doubao Pro 1.5

$0.28 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Pro 1.5 (4)vsGPT-5.6 Sol (6)
Doubao Pro 1.5: 4W (40%)Overall: GPT-5.6 SolGPT-5.6 Sol: 6W (60%)
← Doubao Pro 1.5GPT-5.6 Sol →
🏆GPT-5.6 Sol(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGPT-5.6 Sol
Preference Elo
1,470vs1,608+138
Coding Elo
1,465vs1,602+137
SWE-bench
62.1%vs77.6%+15.5%
LiveBench
64%vs73.9%+9.9%
GPQA Diamond
77.5%vs86.8%+9.3%
Doubao Pro 1.5: 0WGPT-5.6 Sol: 5W
🏆Doubao Pro 1.5(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGPT-5.6 Sol
Output speed
105 tok/svs84 tok/s+21 tok/s
Time to first token
190 msvs270 ms+80 ms
Doubao Pro 1.5: 2WGPT-5.6 Sol: 0W
🏆Doubao Pro 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGPT-5.6 Sol
Output price
$0.28/1Mvs$30/1M+$29.72/1M
Input price
$0.11/1Mvs$5/1M+$4.89/1M
Context window
128kvs1.1M+922k
Doubao Pro 1.5: 2WGPT-5.6 Sol: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+138
Doubao Pro 1.51,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol1,608
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo+137
Doubao Pro 1.51,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol1,602
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+9.9%
Doubao Pro 1.564%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol73.9%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+15.5%
Doubao Pro 1.562.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol77.6%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+9.3%
Doubao Pro 1.577.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+80 ms
Doubao Pro 1.5190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+21 tok/s
Doubao Pro 1.5105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$4.89/1M
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$29.72/1M
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+922k
Doubao Pro 1.5128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Pro 1.5GPT-5.6 SolAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,608
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
+138
Coding Elo
1,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,602
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
+137
LiveBench
64%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
73.9%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
+9.9%
SWE-bench
62.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
77.6%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
+15.5%
GPQA Diamond
77.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+9.3%
Time to first token
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+80 ms
Output speed
105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+21 tok/s
Input price
$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$4.89/1M
Output price
$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$29.72/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+922k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 99% with Doubao Pro 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Pro 1.5$8.05 / mo
In: $3.85Out: $4.2
GPT-5.6 Sol$625.00 / mo
In: $175Out: $450
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Pro 1.5 is estimated to save $616.95/month ($7,403/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GPT-5.6 Sol:Pick GPT-5.6 Sol when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Pro 1.5:Pick Doubao Pro 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Doubao Pro 1.5:Pick Doubao Pro 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 Sol

Higher SWE-bench (77.6%).

High-volume chatDoubao Pro 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Pro 1.5

Lower TTFT (190 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 Sol

Larger window (1.1M).

Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 Sol

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GPT-5.6 Sol).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 SolHigher SWE-bench (77.6%).
High-volume chatDoubao Pro 1.5Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Pro 1.5Lower TTFT (190 ms).
Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 SolLarger window (1.1M).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 SolBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GPT-5.6 Sol).

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launchJul 9, 2026

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Jul 9 2026 family; Jul 30 price update left Sol unchanged. This is the GPT side of Claude vs GPT.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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ByteDance

Doubao Pro 1.5

Elo 1,470
SWE-bench62.1%
Speed (tok/s)105 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.11/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.28/1M
OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Sol

Elo 1,608
SWE-bench77.6%
Speed (tok/s)84 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$30/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Pro 1.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,608). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Pro 1.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
GPT-5.6 Sol leads SWE-bench at 77.6% vs 62.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Pro 1.5 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Pro 1.5 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
Doubao Pro 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (190 ms vs 270 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-5.6 Sol accepts 1.1M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Pro 1.5 and GPT-5.6 Sol Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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