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OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex (OpenAI)

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OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Sol, a model that matches GPT-6 Astra’s agentic coding performance while costing roughly one-fifth of Astra’s token prices. The new variant is priced at $2 per 1 million input tokens and $10 per 1 million output tokens.

Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. TechCrunch·
    OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less
  2. TechMeme·
    OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex (OpenAI)
  3. The Next Web·
    OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol at a fifth of GPT-6 Astra’s token prices
  4. TechMeme·
    OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT (Paul Sawers/The New Stack)

    OpenAI introduced Dots, an always-on agent powered by GPT-6 Astra, available to Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users, and announced GPT-6.1 Sol, a cheaper variant that matches Astra’s agentic coding performance at one-fifth the price. The company showcased these releases during its DevDay 2026 keynote, while Anthropic reported a $42 B net loss for 2025, with revenue growing 12× to roughly $4.6 B.

  5. TechMeme·
    General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning via gameplay footage, raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation, for $650M+ in total funding (Dean Takahashi/GamesBeat)

    General Intuition secured $220 million in a round that valued the company at $6.2 billion, bringing its total funding to over $650 million. OpenAI announced the launch of always-on agents called Dots, powered by GPT-6 Astra and the newer GPT-6.1 Sol, which offers near-Astra performance at roughly one-fifth of Astra’s standard price.

  6. TechMeme·
    OpenAI prices GPT-6.1 Sol at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens, the same as GPT-6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5, and says it performs well on safety tests (Maximilian Schreiner/The Decoder)

    OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol for $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching GPT-6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5. The model passes safety tests and performs agentic coding and professional work comparable to GPT-6 Astra, but costs one-fifth of Astra’s price. OpenAI also launched Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that run on their own cloud computer and are available in ChatGPT for Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users.

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