{"slug": "openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21", "title": "OpenAI: GPT 5.6 Sol price reduction (until at least Nov 21)", "summary": "OpenAI has reduced the price of its GPT-5.6 Sol flagship model by 50% for input and output tokens, with the promotional pricing available at least through November 21, 2026. The price cut applies to both short and long context windows, lowering input from $4.00 to $2.00 per million tokens and output from $20.00 to $10.00 per million tokens for short context.", "body_md": "Flagship models\n\n| Short context | Long context | |||||||\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Model | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output |\n| gpt-5.6-sol | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $20.00 | $8.00 | $0.80 | $10.00 | $30.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-terra | $2.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $12.00 | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $18.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-luna | $0.20 | $0.02 | $0.25 | $1.20 | $0.40 | $0.04 | $0.50 | $1.80 |\n\n[Your data](/api/docs/guides/your-data)guide for supported regions and processing details.\n\n[OpenAI models in Amazon Bedrock](/api/docs/guides/amazon-bedrock)are billed through AWS and may differ from direct OpenAI pricing.\n\nPriority processing was renamed Fast mode on July 30, 2026. You can use either\n\n`service_tier: \"priority\"`\n\nor `service_tier: \"fast\"`\n\nin your API requests. [Learn more about Fast mode](/api/docs/guides/fast-mode).\n\nGPT-5.6 Sol’s promotional pricing is available at least through November 21, 2026.\n\n| Short context | Long context | |||||||\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Model | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output |\n| gpt-5.6-sol | $2.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $10.00 | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $15.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-terra | $1.00 | $0.10 | $1.25 | $6.00 | $2.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $9.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-luna | $0.10 | $0.01 | $0.125 | $0.60 | $0.20 | $0.02 | $0.25 | $0.90 |\n\n[Your data](/api/docs/guides/your-data)guide for supported regions and processing details.\n\n| Short context | Long context | |||||||\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Model | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output |\n| gpt-5.6-sol | $2.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $10.00 | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $15.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-terra | $1.00 | $0.10 | $1.25 | $6.00 | $2.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $9.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-luna | $0.10 | $0.01 | $0.125 | $0.60 | $0.20 | $0.02 | $0.25 | $0.90 |\n\n[Your data](/api/docs/guides/your-data)guide for supported regions and processing details.\n\n| Short context | Long context | |||||||\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Model | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output |\n| gpt-5.6-sol | $8.00 | $0.80 | $10.00 | $40.00 | $16.00 | $1.60 | $20.00 | $60.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-terra | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $24.00 | $8.00 | $0.80 | $10.00 | $36.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-luna | $0.40 | $0.04 | $0.50 | $2.40 | $0.80 | $0.08 | $1.00 | $3.60 |\n\n[Your data](/api/docs/guides/your-data)guide for supported regions and processing details.\n\nCyber models\n\n| Short context | Long context | |||||||\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Model | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output | Input | Cached input | Cache writes | Output |\n| gpt-5.6-sol | $4.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | $20.00 | $8.00 | $0.80 | $10.00 | $30.00 |\n| gpt-5.6-cyber | $12.50 | $1.25 | $15.625 | $75.00 | - | - | - | - |\n\n`daybreak-blue-latest`\n\nand `daybreak-red-latest`\n\nare\naliases that currently point to `gpt-5.6-sol`\n\nand\n`gpt-5.6-cyber`\n\n, respectively. As new frontier models are released\nthrough the Daybreak program, these aliases will be updated to point to the\nlatest models, with pricing adjusted to match each underlying model.\n\nMultimodal models\n\nRealtime and audio generation models\n\n| Model | Modality | Input | Cached input | Output / cost |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| gpt-realtime-2.1 | Audio | $32.00 | $0.40 | $64.00 |\n| Text | $4.00 | $0.40 | $24.00 | |\n| Image | $5.00 | $0.50 | - | |\n| gpt-realtime-2.1-mini | Audio | $10.00 | $0.30 | $20.00 |\n| Text | $0.60 | $0.06 | $2.40 | |\n| Image | $0.80 | $0.08 | - |\n\nImage generation models\n\n| Model | Modality | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| gpt-image-2 | Image | $8.00 | $2.00 | $30.00 |\n| Text | $5.00 | $1.25 | - |\n\n| Model | Modality | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| gpt-image-2 | Image | $4.00 | $1.00 | $15.00 |\n| Text | $2.50 | $0.625 | - |\n\nVideo generation models\n\n| Model | Size | Portrait | Landscape | Price per second |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| sora-2 | 720p | 720x1280 | 1280x720 | $0.10 |\n| sora-2-pro | 720p | 720x1280 | 1280x720 | $0.30 |\n| 1024p | 1024x1792 | 1792x1024 | $0.50 | |\n| 1080p | 1080x1920 | 1920x1080 | $0.70 |\n\n| Model | Size | Portrait | Landscape | Price per second |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| sora-2 | 720p | 720x1280 | 1280x720 | $0.05 |\n| sora-2-pro | 720p | 720x1280 | 1280x720 | $0.15 |\n| 1024p | 1024x1792 | 1792x1024 | $0.25 | |\n| 1080p | 1080x1920 | 1920x1080 | $0.35 |\n\nTranscription models\n\n| Model | Use case | Input | Output | Estimated cost |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| gpt-realtime-translate | Live translation | - | - | $0.034 / minute |\n| gpt-live-transcribe | Live transcription | - | - | $0.017 / minute |\n| gpt-realtime-whisper | Live transcription | - | - | $0.017 / minute |\n| gpt-transcribe | Transcription | - | - | $0.0045 / minute |\n| gpt-4o-transcribe | Transcription | $2.50 | $10.00 | $0.006 / minute |\n| gpt-4o-mini-transcribe | Transcription | $1.25 | $5.00 | $0.003 / minute |\n\nTools\n\n| Tool | Details | Pricing |\n|---|---|---|\n| Web search | Web search (all models) | $10.00 / 1k calls + Search content tokens billed at model rates. |\n| Image Web search (all models) | $10.00 / 1k calls + Search content tokens billed at model rates. | |\nWeb search preview (reasoning models, including `gpt-5` , `o-series` ) | $10.00 / 1k calls + Search content tokens billed at model rates. | |\n| Web search preview (non-reasoning models) | $25.00 / 1k calls + Search content tokens are free. | |\n| Containers | Hosted Shell and Code Interpreter | 1 GB $0.03, 4 GB $0.12, 16 GB $0.48, 64 GB $1.92 per 20-minute session per container. |\n| File search | Storage | $0.10 / GB per day (1 GB free) |\n| Tool call | $2.50 / 1k calls | |\n| Agent Kit | ChatKit file and image upload storage | $0.10 / GB-day after 1 GB free per account per month |\n\nSpecialized models\n\n| Category | Model | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| ChatGPT | chat-latest | $5.00 | $0.50 | $30.00 |\n| Codex | gpt-5.3-codex | $1.75 | $0.175 | $14.00 |\n\n| Category | Model | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Codex | gpt-5.3-codex | $3.50 | $0.35 | $28.00 |\n\nFinetuning\n\nOpenAI is winding down the fine-tuning platform. The platform is no longer accessible to new users, but existing users of the fine-tuning platform will be able to create training jobs for the coming months.\n\nAll fine-tuned models will remain available for inference until their base\nmodels are deprecated. The full timeline is\n[here](/api/docs/deprecations#update-to-openais-self-serve-fine-tuning).\n\n| Model | Training | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| o4-mini-2025-04-16 | $100.00 / hour | $4.00 | $1.00 | $16.00 |\n| o4-mini-2025-04-16 with data sharing | $100.00 / hour | $2.00 | $0.50 | $8.00 |\n\n| Model | Training | Input | Cached input | Output |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| o4-mini-2025-04-16 | $100.00 / hour | $2.00 | $0.50 | $8.00 |\n| o4-mini-2025-04-16 with data sharing | $100.00 / hour | $1.00 | $0.25 | $4.00 |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21", "canonical_source": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing", "published_at": "2026-08-24 15:22:43+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 15:43:04.872182+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6 Sol", "GPT-5.6 Terra", "GPT-5.6 Luna", "Amazon Bedrock", "Daybreak program"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-price-reduction-until-at-least-nov-21.jsonld"}}