# GPT-5.6 Sol vs Hy4 preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.6 Sol and Hy4 preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-6-sol-vs-hy4-preview
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 8
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GPT-5.6 Sol leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GPT-5.6 Sol has the higher overall point estimate 74.79 to 60.86. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in knowledge, where the averages are 76.6 for GPT-5.6 Sol and 63.6 for Hy4 preview.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) in Agentic, with scores of 85.8% and 55.1%.
- Hy4 preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.6 Sol also has the larger context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Tencent |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1.05M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 74.79 | 60.86 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 40 | 30 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $4.00 / $20.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #12/123)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 54.5 (Estimated · #37/123)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | 34.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 91.9% | 85.4% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| BrowseComp | 92.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 62.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 84.5% | 78.4% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| ExploitGym | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 58% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 85.8% | 55.1% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| ApprenticeBench | 26% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 83.9% | Coming soon |
| DRACO | Coming soon | 77.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.1% | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 22.8% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 32.1% | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 78.6% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | Coming soon | 55.4% | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | Coming soon | 53.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: GPT-5.6 Sol
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 67.7 (Supported · #11/148)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 57.1 (Supported · #26/148)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Bug Hunt Bench | 42.0 fixes | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.6% | 65.7% | Hy4 preview |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 91.9% | 85.4% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| DeepSWE | 72.7% | 64.3% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Extended | 60.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | 32.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | 67.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 87.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench CII v1 | 86.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 82.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 96.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 4.0 | 41.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 36.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 82.9% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 58.9% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 17.5% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 35.6% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 31.9% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 76.4 (#16/29)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 92.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 7.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GeneBench-Pro | 28.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CritPt | Coming soon | 16.9% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 89.8 (#6/54)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 88.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 83% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | 84.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 66.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 76.6 (Supported · #11/180)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 63.6 (Estimated · #39/180)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 94.6% | 92.3% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| GPQA-D | 94.6% | 92.3% | GPT-5.6 Sol |
| HLE-Verified | 54.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LABBench2 | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Professional | 60.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HealthBench Hard | 33.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 95.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 55.4% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 89.1 (#30/127)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | 27.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-5.6 Sol public-lane score: 95.8 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.6 Sol | Hy4 preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 89% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 89.000% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 83.000% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Sol or Hy4 preview?

GPT-5.6 Sol has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.6 Sol and Hy4 preview?

The widest category gap is in knowledge, where the averages are 76.6 for GPT-5.6 Sol and 63.6 for Hy4 preview.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.6 Sol cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.6 Sol currently has 40 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Hy4 preview cover on BenchLM?

Hy4 preview currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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