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GPT-6 Sol

OpenAI's first GPT-6 Sol release (September 22, 2026) for coding and agent workflows, followed a week later by GPT-6.1 Sol.

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Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .

Overall rank
#15
Tier
S
Score
86.1
Main category
Coding

Strengths

  • Trained with methods similar to GPT-6 Astra, at a much lower token price
  • API price cut 50% versus GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional rate
  • Faster output than GPT-6.1 Sol in independent speed measurements

Considerations

  • Superseded by GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026; OpenAI's model page points to the newer Sol
  • Earlier knowledge cutoff (April 20, 2026) than the 6.1 update

Price

API $2 input / $10 output per 1M tokens ($0.20 cached input)

Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.

Score breakdown

Performance
90.0
55% of score
Reputation
84.0
35% of score
Recency
72.0
10% of score

The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →

Verification status

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