OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth of Astra's price
09/29/2026 — 10/03, 02:13·5 sources·5 reports
OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Sol, a model whose coding and professional-work capabilities approach the Astra tier. Its headline feature is price: API input and output tokens cost one-fifth of Astra's rates, sharply lowering the barrier to using a high-capability model. The release targets teams that need near-frontier quality on a tighter budget.
Latest turnOpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that reaches near-Astra results on agentic coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's token prices. It costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.10, and is available through the OpenAI API, ChatGPT Work and Codex.
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OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that reaches near-Astra results on agentic coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's token prices. It costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.10, and is available through the OpenAI API, ChatGPT Work and Codex.
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Sol, a model that delivers near-Astra performance for coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's pricing. It is available in Work, Codex, and the API, with cached input priced at $0.10.
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, which it calls a "major upgrade" spanning professional office work, computer control, and agentic coding. The model is priced at roughly one-fifth of Astra, whose own new iteration was paused after failing safety standards.
开源中国AI score 88Simon Willison comments on GPT-6.1 Sol, noting near-GPT-6 Astra performance at one-fifth the cost. The model was announced at OpenAI DevDay 2026.
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OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near-GPT-6 Astra intelligence for coding and professional tasks at one-fifth the standard API token cost of Astra.
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