CHESS BENCHMARK · REASONING MEDIUM

GPT-6.1 Sol

Openai · released 2026-09-29 · route gpt-6.1-sol · Model profile

Opening gap: -46 (95%: -284 to +192). The interval includes zero, so we can't yet say whether it performs differently across the variants.

Standard

Rating
1,49795%: 1,326 to 1,668
Record
8 won, 2 drawn, 14 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
88.4
Accuracy (all moves)
90.2
Average centipawn loss
50
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
4.4 / 2.4 / 8.9
Matched Stockfish's first choice
40%
In Stockfish's top three
66%
Legal on the first try
98.5%
Illegal / invalid
14 of 923 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
15
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.835
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.022
Seconds per move
34.5
Model minutes per game
21.7
Tokens per move (in / out)
13,492 / 959
Reasoning tokens per move
927
Aborted on our side (not counted)
3

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening24093.0232.147%
Middlegame41483.9687.234%
Endgame25591.0462.044%

Chess960

Rating
1,54395%: 1,377 to 1,708
Record
14 won, 2 drawn, 8 lost of 24
Accuracy (open positions)
83.6
Accuracy (all moves)
86.0
Average centipawn loss
73
Blunders / mistakes / inaccuracies per 100 moves
7.6 / 5.8 / 10.7
Matched Stockfish's first choice
37%
In Stockfish's top three
64%
Legal on the first try
98.3%
Illegal / invalid
15 of 818 answers
Forfeits
0
Adjudicated games
13
API-equivalent cost per game
$0.959
API-equivalent cost per move
$0.029
Seconds per move
49.8
Model minutes per game
27.8
Tokens per move (in / out)
16,731 / 1,453
Reasoning tokens per move
1,403
Aborted on our side (not counted)
2

By phase

PhaseMovesAccuracyCentipawn lossBlunders /100Engine match
Opening23882.2659.730%
Middlegame32481.9878.640%
Endgame24188.3614.241%

Games

Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 132072 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.05Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 132048 plies · checkmate · $0.449Chess960 as blackWon vs Stockfish 132056 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.717Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 472 plies · checkmate · $0.894Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 438 plies · checkmate · $0.544Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 261 plies · checkmate · $0.515Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 233 plies · checkmate · $0.398Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 087 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.11Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 150093 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.47Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 170042 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.484Chess960 as blackWon vs Stockfish 170028 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.335Chess960 as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 2105 plies · checkmate · $1.61Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 268 plies · checkmate · $0.983Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 132070 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.908Chess960 as blackWon vs Stockfish 132078 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.11Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 190063 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.679Chess960 as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 443 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.610Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 170068 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.959Chess960 as blackDrew vs Stockfish 1500112 plies · threefold repetition · $1.32Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 2101 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.19Chess960 as whiteWon vs Stockfish 132039 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.473Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish 190071 plies · checkmate · $0.744Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 170086 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.26Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish 170089 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.698Chess960 as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 063 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.769Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 074 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.759Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 132039 plies · checkmate · $0.615Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish 2100141 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.62Chess960 as whiteDrew vs Stockfish Skill 4121 plies · threefold repetition · $2.12Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 478 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.966Chess960 as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 048 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.690Standard as whiteDrew vs Stockfish 170082 plies · threefold repetition · $0.806Chess960 as whiteWon vs Stockfish 132073 plies · checkmate · $1.23Standard as blackDrew vs Stockfish 1900120 plies · adjudicated: dead level · $1.29Chess960 as blackWon vs Stockfish Skill 042 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.550Standard as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 464 plies · checkmate · $0.741Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish Skill 016 plies · checkmate · $0.273Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves58 plies · checkmate · $0.938Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish 190075 plies · checkmate · $0.772Chess960 as whiteLost vs Stockfish 170052 plies · checkmate · $0.625Standard as blackLost vs Stockfish Skill 480 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.918Chess960 as blackWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves124 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.64Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 10% random moves125 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.73Standard as whiteWon vs Stockfish Skill 281 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.648Chess960 as blackLost vs Stockfish 150084 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $1.28Standard as blackWon vs Stockfish 150060 plies · adjudicated: decisive advantage · $0.476Standard as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves45 plies · checkmate · $0.390Chess960 as whiteWon vs Skill 0, 25% random moves43 plies · checkmate · $0.699