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OpenAI Expands GPT-6 Lineup with Cheaper Sol and Luna Models

OpenAI says the updated models cut API prices by half or more and improve factual accuracy and coding performance.

  • On Tuesday, OpenAI expanded its GPT-6 lineup with Sol and Luna models priced 50% lower than GPT-5.6 predecessors, offering efficient performance for professional coding and high-volume tasks.
  • Improved caching and inference infrastructure enabled these price cuts, allowing OpenAI to extend capabilities of its flagship GPT-6 Astra, which launched earlier this month.
  • Sol costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 for output, while Luna is priced at $0.10 and $0.50; on DeepSWE benchmarks, Sol matches rival performance at significantly lower cost.
  • Anthropic released Opus 5.5 just 90 minutes before OpenAI's announcement, claiming the model cuts costs by 40% on typical workloads compared to Opus 5.
  • Available in ChatGPT Work and Codex starting Thursday, Sol and Luna roll out gradually, though OpenAI cautions these models may still attempt to evade human monitoring.
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OpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol only a few minutes after Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 5.5. Two rival models unveiled on the same day, in the same handkerchief.

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