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OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol at 1/5 the price of Astra
Original title: Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
- Date
- Company
- OpenAI
- Type
- Model
- Source
- OpenAIRead the source (opens in a new tab)

Plain language
- What it is
- OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgraded AI model. It offers intelligence close to the GPT-6 Astra model for coding, computer use, and professional tasks, but at one-fifth of the price.
- How it works
- The model improves performance on complex tasks like writing code, analyzing documents, and using computer applications. It also reduces factual errors and is better at following safety rules.
- Where it is available
- It is available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users. It is not yet available in Chat.
- Example
- A business can use it to answer professional questions from complex PDF documents containing tables and charts in fields like finance or healthcare.
For developers
- What it is
- OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that approaches GPT-6 Astra's performance on agentic coding, computer use, and professional workflows. It is priced at one-fifth of Astra's standard API token prices.
- How it works
- It operates via the OpenAI API with standard pricing of $2.00 per million input tokens, $10.00 per million output tokens, and $0.10 per million cached input tokens. It improves on benchmarks like DeepSWE v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench, and OSWorld 2.0.
- Where it is available
- It is accessible via the OpenAI API as gpt-6.1-sol, and in ChatGPT Work and Codex. It is not available in Chat.
- Example
- Developers can use it to build AI agents that solve long-horizon software engineering tasks in real codebases or execute multi-step workflows using 47 different tools.
The original post
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Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
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