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  3. GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 4 Scout

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 4 Scout benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GPT-5.6 Sol delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,608 vs 1,412), while GPT-5.6 Sol leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (77.6%), while Llama 4 Scout is more budget-friendly at $0.3/1M 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 Llama 4 Scout 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

GPT-5.6 Sol (5)Llama 4 Scout (5)
GPT-5.6 Sol
5 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond
Llama 4 Scout
5 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
OpenAI
Leads 5 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
Meta
Leads 5 of 10 metrics
Llama 4 Scout

Meta open-weight Llama 4 long-context sibling of Maverick. Common public API lists sit near $0.08–$0.30 / $0.30–$0.70 per 1M; we store a conservative hosted list until OpenRouter overwrites.

Scout 10M CtxElo 1,412$0.3/1M out

GPT-5.6 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GPT-5.6 Sol vs Llama 4 Scout. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-5.6 Terra$12GPT-5.6 Luna$1.2

GPT-5.6 Sol Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model A

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 GPT-5.6 Sol
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderGPT-5.6 Sol Wins

GPT-5.6 Sol

Δ 196 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderLlama 4 Scout Wins

Llama 4 Scout

155 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 4 Scout Wins

Llama 4 Scout

$0.3 / 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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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

GPT-5.6 Sol (5)vsLlama 4 Scout (5)
GPT-5.6 Sol: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupLlama 4 Scout: 5W (50%)
← GPT-5.6 SolLlama 4 Scout →
🏆GPT-5.6 Sol(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsLlama 4 Scout
Preference Elo
1,608vs1,412+196
Coding Elo
1,602vs1,398+204
SWE-bench
77.6%vs52.4%+25.2%
LiveBench
73.9%vs59.6%+14.3%
GPQA Diamond
86.8%vs71.2%+15.6%
GPT-5.6 Sol: 5WLlama 4 Scout: 0W
🏆Llama 4 Scout(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsLlama 4 Scout
Output speed
84 tok/svs155 tok/s+71 tok/s
Time to first token
270 msvs130 ms+140 ms
GPT-5.6 Sol: 0WLlama 4 Scout: 2W
🏆Llama 4 Scout(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsLlama 4 Scout
Output price
$30/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$29.7/1M
Input price
$5/1Mvs$0.08/1M+$4.92/1M
Context window
1Mvs10M+9M
GPT-5.6 Sol: 0WLlama 4 Scout: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+196
GPT-5.6 Sol1,608
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout1,412
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo+204
GPT-5.6 Sol1,602
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+14.3%
GPT-5.6 Sol73.9%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout59.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+25.2%
GPT-5.6 Sol77.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout52.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+15.6%
GPT-5.6 Sol86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout71.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+140 ms
GPT-5.6 Sol270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout130 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+71 tok/s
GPT-5.6 Sol84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout155 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$4.92/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol$5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout$0.08/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output price+$29.7/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol$30/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Context window+9M
GPT-5.6 Sol1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Llama 4 Scout10M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolLlama 4 ScoutAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,608
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
1,412
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+196
Coding Elo
1,602
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+204
LiveBench
73.9%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
59.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+14.3%
SWE-bench
77.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
52.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+25.2%
GPQA Diamond
86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
71.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+15.6%
Time to first token
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
130 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+140 ms
Output speed
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
155 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+71 tok/s
Input price
$5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
$0.08/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$4.92/1M
Output price
$30/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$29.7/1M
Context window
1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
10M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+9M
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 99% with Llama 4 Scout
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-5.6 Sol$625.00 / mo
In: $175Out: $450
Llama 4 Scout$7.30 / mo
In: $2.8Out: $4.5
Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 4 Scout is estimated to save $617.70/month ($7,412/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
    Llama 4 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Llama 4 Scout:Pick Llama 4 Scout 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 chatLlama 4 Scout

Lower output list price ($0.3/1M).

Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 Scout

Lower TTFT (130 ms).

Long-document RAGLlama 4 Scout

Larger window (10M).

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 chatLlama 4 ScoutLower output list price ($0.3/1M).
Voice / low-latency UILlama 4 ScoutLower TTFT (130 ms).
Long-document RAGLlama 4 ScoutLarger window (10M).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 SolBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (GPT-5.6 Sol).

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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
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Llama 4 Scout

Elo 1,412
SWE-bench52.4%
Speed (tok/s)155 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.08/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Sol or Llama 4 Scout?
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, GPT-5.6 Sol or Llama 4 Scout?
GPT-5.6 Sol leads SWE-bench at 77.6% vs 52.4%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Llama 4 Scout output tokens are $0.3/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-5.6 Sol or Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout has the lower time-to-first-token (130 ms vs 270 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Llama 4 Scout accepts 10M tokens versus 1M.
Can I self-host either model?
Llama 4 Scout is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
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. GPT-5.6 Sol and Llama 4 Scout Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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