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OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol): near-Astra coding, computer use, and professional work at $2/$10 vs Astra $10/$50. Self-reported DeepSWE 75.22% High, OSWorld 71.42% Max, TB-Science 57.02% Max.
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OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol): near-Astra coding, computer use, and professional work at $2/$10 vs Astra $10/$50. Self-reported DeepSWE 75.22% High, OSWorld 71.42% Max, TB-Science 57.02% Max.

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5: faster, cheaper complement to Opus 5.5. Self-reported Terminal-Bench 70.6%, CursorBench 55.5%, FrontierCode Xhigh 52.1%; SWE-bench Pro 81.3%; OSWorld 2.1 strict 43.5% vs partial 80.1%. Same $2/$10 list as Sonnet 5.

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5: Fable 5.1-level on most work, ~40% cheaper than Opus 5 at default. Self-reported Terminal-Bench 66.4%, CursorBench 57.8%, SWE-bench Pro 89.9%; OSWorld strict 48.7% vs partial 81.8%.
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