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OpenAI Cuts GPT-5.6 Sol Developer Prices Amid Competition
OpenAI is making its GPT-5.6 Sol AI model cheaper for developers.
The lower prices will last for three months.
Developers can use the cheaper model through OpenAI’s API.
Eligible ChatGPT Work and Codex credits will also receive the price reductions.
The model now costs $4 for every million pieces of information it receives.
It costs $20 for every million pieces of information it creates.
These prices were previously $5 and $30.
OpenAI says its regular Pro, Plus and Business subscriptions will not become cheaper.
The change comes as OpenAI competes with Anthropic and Chinese AI models.
OpenAI is cutting GPT-5.6 Sol developer pricing by more than 20% for three months.
The reductions apply to the OpenAI API and eligible credits for ChatGPT Work and Codex.
Standard short-context pricing is now $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens.
The previous prices were $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens.
OpenAI’s Pro, Plus and Business subscription prices remain unchanged amid competition from Anthropic and Chinese AI models.
- Who
- OpenAI and developers using the GPT-5.6 Sol model.
- What
- OpenAI is reducing GPT-5.6 Sol developer pricing by more than 20% for three months.
- Where
- The reductions apply through OpenAI’s API and eligible ChatGPT Work and Codex credits.
- When
- The announcement was made Friday and published on August 22, 2026; the reductions apply for the next three months.
- Why
- The pricing change comes as OpenAI faces growing competition from Anthropic and Chinese AI models.
Key facts
- Model
- GPT-5.6 Sol
- Discount period
- Three months
- Input pricing
- $4 per 1 million tokens, down from $5
- Output pricing
- $20 per 1 million tokens, down from $30
- Covered services
- OpenAI API, eligible ChatGPT Work credits and Codex credits
- Unchanged subscriptions
- Pro, Plus and Business plans
- Other recent cuts
- GPT-5.6 Terra prices were reduced by 20%, while Luna prices were reduced by 80%
Quotes
Kiran Mani
OpenAI’s APAC chief, speaking at the launch of ChatGPT for Teens
“ChatGPT for Teens felt deeply personal and important. As a parent to a teenager and a pre-teen, I think about AI the same way many parents do - I want young people to be able to learn, explore and build with it, but I also want to know they can use it safely.”
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