Is GPT-6.1 Sol dumber today?
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What GPT-6.1 Sol costs
- Input
- $2.00 /1M tokens
- Output
- $10.00 /1M tokens
- Cached input
- $0.10 /1M tokens
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Released
- September 29, 2026
Prompts over 272K tokens: 2x input, 1.5x output.
Batch API: 50% off input and output.
| 1,000 chat messages1,500 tokens in, 500 out each | $8.00 |
|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page PDF30,000 tokens in, 1,000 out | $0.07 |
| One coding-agent task60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out, no caching | $0.16 |
Checked October 26, 2026. Official pricing · Status page
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GPT-6.1 Sol: common questions
How much does GPT-6.1 Sol cost?
Through the OpenAI API, GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.10. That works out to about $8.00 for 1,000 typical chat messages. Prices checked October 26, 2026. The Batch API halves both prices. Prompts over 272K tokens: 2x input, 1.5x output.
Is GPT-6.1 Sol dumber today?
The rating at the top of this page shows how people who used GPT-6.1 Sol today rate it, from Lobotomized to Big brain, and the chart shows the last 30 days next to releases and official incidents. Ratings are opinions, not a benchmark. For outages, check the OpenAI status page.
What is GPT-6.1 Sol's context window?
GPT-6.1 Sol accepts up to 1.05M tokens of input in one request.
When was GPT-6.1 Sol released?
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026. See every release and incident on the news page.
What are cheaper alternatives to GPT-6.1 Sol?
Among mid-tier models, Gemini 3.8 Flash ($3.00 per 1,000 chats), DeepSeek V4 Pro ($3.96 per 1,000 chats) cost less for a typical chat workload. Compare everything in the cost calculator.