{"slug": "openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower", "title": "OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Sol delivers Astra-like performance at a dramatically lower price", "summary": "OpenAI Group PBC released GPT-6.1 Sol at its DevDay event, one day after the company said it would not release its more powerful GPT-6.1 Astra model because of safety concerns. OpenAI said GPT-6.1 Sol delivers Astra-like performance at a much lower cost, though the source did not provide specific benchmark figures or pricing.", "body_md": "# OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Sol delivers Astra-like performance at a dramatically lower price\n\nBy Mike WheatleySource: \n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)\nJust a day after [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) Group PBC said it’s unwilling to release its latest model [GPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gpt)-6.1 Astra due to concerns over its safety, it has gone and released a newer, almost as powerful model called GPT-6.1 Sol, which promises to deliver Astra-like performance at a much lower cost. The new model, announced at OpenAI’s DevDay […]\n\nThe post [OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Sol delivers Astra-like performance at a dramatically lower price](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/29/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower-price/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openais-gpt-61-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dram-v2e9", "published_at": "2026-09-29 23:46:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-30 00:48:21.273542+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "generative-ai", "ai-safety", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI Group PBC", "GPT-6.1 Sol", "GPT-6.1 Astra", "DevDay", "Mike Wheatley", "SiliconANGLE"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openais-gpt-6-1-sol-delivers-astra-like-performance-at-a-dramatically-lower.jsonld"}}