OpenAI: GPT 5.6 Sol price reduction (until at least Nov 21)(developers.openai.com)
334 points by tosh 17 days ago | 335 comments
tl;dr: OpenAI has cut GPT-5.6 Sol pricing to $4/$20 per 1M input/output tokens (short context) through at least November 21, 2026, with the smaller Terra and Luna variants priced proportionally lower. The higher-end gpt-5.6-cyber remains at $12.50/$75, while Daybreak aliases (blue/red) point to Sol and Cyber respectively. Other updates include Sora 2 video pricing ($0.10–$0.70/sec), realtime audio models, and the wind-down of the fine-tuning platform to new users.
HN Discussion:
  • AI commoditization and easy distillation prevents monopolies, creating a race to the bottom
  • Provides concrete pricing breakdown showing Sol is now competitive with rival offerings
  • Price cuts stack with OpenRouter discounts, making it even cheaper in practice
  • ~Sol has quality weaknesses compared to competitors like Fable on complex tasks
  • Confusing model naming reflects commoditization; simpler size-based naming preferred