DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs GPT-5.6 Sol

API pricing, context window and capabilities for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and GPT-5.6 Sol, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins on price. GPT-5.6 Sol wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window.

Price
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Terminal-Bench
GPT-5.6 Sol
Intelligence
GPT-5.6 Sol
Context window
GPT-5.6 Sol

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.435 vs $2.00 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($0.87 vs $10.00 /1M)
  • Higher max output (1M vs 128K)
  • More serving providers (16 vs 6)

GPT-5.6 Sol wins

  • Larger context window (1M vs 1.1M)
  • Supports vision
  • Has web search
Cheaper overall
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
$0.435 + $0.87 /1M
Larger context
GPT-5.6 Sol
1.1M
More providers
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
16 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423GPT-5.6 Sol
Input $/1M$0.435via Tencent best$2.00OpenRouter routed quote
Output $/1M$0.87via Tencent best$10.00OpenRouter routed quote
Context window1M 1.1M best
Max output1M best128K
Serving providers16 best6
DateReleased Apr 24, 2026 Released Jul 9, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423GPT-5.6 Sol
Intelligence30.4 47.0 best
Terminal-Bench65% 90% best
GPQA Diamond89% 94% best
Output speed100 t/s best94 t/s
Latency (TTFT)1.64s best138.40s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
via Tencent
$3.04
GPT-5.6 Sol
via OpenRouter
$20

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423GPT-5.6 Sol
Vision—✓
Tool use✓✓
Reasoning✓✓
Audio——
Prompt caching✓✓
Structured output✓✓
Web search—✓

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or GPT-5.6 Sol?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper for input ($0.435 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens) from Tencent. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper for output ($0.87 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens) from Tencent.
What is the context window difference between DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and GPT-5.6 Sol?
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has a 1M-token context window and GPT-5.6 Sol has 1.1M tokens, so GPT-5.6 Sol can take a larger prompt.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and GPT-5.6 Sol compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, GPT-5.6 Sol leads on Terminal-Bench, and GPT-5.6 Sol leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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