Opus 5 uses 5x tokens vs GPT 5.6 for similar task accuracy
abeirami · x · 2026-08-27
Opus 5 consumes five times more tokens than GPT 5.6 Sol to solve similar terminal tasks at comparable accuracy. The post argues that $/attempt is a more meaningful cost metric than $/token.
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