OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol: almost top-model smarts for a fifth of the price
OpenAI says its new GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to its flagship GPT-6 Astra at coding, using a computer and office work, for 1/5 of Astra's API price. The catch: it's for paid plans only. Free users, not yet.
By ScoviAI Team
OpenAI's best model just got a cheaper twin.
What's new
At DevDay on September 29, OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol.
OpenAI says it gets close to GPT-6 Astra, its flagship, at three things:
- Agentic coding (the AI writes and fixes code on its own)
- Computer use (it clicks around apps for you)
- Professional work (documents, spreadsheets, research)
Who can use it
In ChatGPT, it's available to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users, in ChatGPT Work and Codex.
It's not in regular Chat yet, and Free users don't get it.
For developers, it's in the API at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, a fifth of Astra's standard prices.
Why it matters even if you never touch the API
When smart models get cheaper, the apps built on them usually get cheaper or better too: coding assistants, AI agents, writing tools.
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Expect a wave of “now with GPT-6.1 Sol” updates in the tools you already use.
What it means for you
On Plus and using ChatGPT for coding or real work? You can try it today in ChatGPT Work and Codex.
On the Free plan, you'll have to wait.
Student at a US college? You can still get ChatGPT Plus free for 4 months if you claim it by October 31. See the deal below.
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