OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol nearly matches GPT-6 Astra at one-fifth of the price
The new model costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 output. It is live in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API for paid plans.
OpenAI released a new AI model that, the company says, does almost as well as its best one but costs about one-fifth as much. That could make AI helper tools cheaper. People on paid plans can use it now.
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Near-top coding and computer-use skill at a fifth of the price makes tools cheaper to run and to buy.
Skip: it is a cheaper back-end model, not a new app.
The details
- : $2 per million input, $10 output, $0.10 cached input.
- OpenAI says it matches GPT-6 Astra on DeepSWE v1.1 and beats GPT-6 Sol's best by 6.4 points.
- Low-effort responses with a factual error fell from 11.4% to 7.7% versus GPT-6 Sol.
- Available to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu in ChatGPT Work and Codex.
- are OpenAI's own; GPT-6.1 Astra was not released, per press reports citing safety concerns.
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