OpenAI cuts developer pricing for frontier GPT-5.6 Sol model by more than 20%
The brief
OpenAI cut developer pricing for its frontier GPT-5.6 Sol model on 21 August 2026, effective for the next three months.
Key points
- Standard short-context pricing moves to $4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens, down from $5 and $30, a 20% cut on input and about 33% on output.
- The reduction applies to the API and is rolling out across eligible plans for Codex credits and ChatGPT Work, while Pro, Plus and Business subscription pricing is unchanged.
- OpenAI cut its mid-tier GPT-5.6 Terra model by 20% and the lower-cost Luna model by 80% late last month.
Sources
- HNcommunity.openai.com