Head to head
GPT-5.6 Solvsgpt-oss-safeguard-20b
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
gpt-oss-safeguard-20b costs $0.0002 per solved task against
GPT-5.6 Sol at $0.0095 — ▼ 50x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $2 a month.
On output token price alone gpt-oss-safeguard-20b looks 100x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GPT-5.6 Sol and gpt-oss-safeguard-20b| Figure | GPT-5.6 Sol | gpt-oss-safeguard-20b |
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| Input $/Mtok | $5 | $0.075 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $30 | $0.3 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.5 | $0.037 |
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| Pass rate | 100% | 97% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0095measured | $0.0002measured |
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| Cost per month | $2 | $0.04 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings