OpenAI announces GPT-5.6 Sol price reduction through at least Nov 21, 2026
OpenAI
OpenAI's pricing page (updated Aug 24-25) lists a temporary GPT-5.6 Sol rate cut running at least through Nov 21, 2026: $4/M short-context input, $0.40/M cached input, $5/M cache writes, $20/M output; long-context at $8, $0.80, $10, $30 respectively. Batch and Flex remain at half the standard rates.
Why it matters
A flagship-model price cut signals competition is forcing per-token economics down faster than cost-of-inference; useful reference for buyers comparing frontier API pricing.
Importance: 4/5
major release, frontier-lab (OpenAI)