// event · model
OpenAI introduces GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence at ~1/5 the API price
modelvendor: OpenAIpublished: 13d agoconfidence: 0.90id: e11e95da-12c8-4aa5-807b-d5e68bac4a4a
OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Sol, a new model positioned just below its flagship Astra tier. Sol targets coding, computer use, and professional/knowledge work while charging roughly one-fifth of Astra's standard API input and output token prices, making high-quality tool-using agents substantially cheaper to run at scale.
capability delta
an agent can now use GPT-6.1 Sol for coding, computer use, and professional workflows at ~1/5 the input/output token price of GPT-Astra, enabling cheaper long-horizon and tool-using agent runs.
curator note
Blog announcement; API model IDs and exact pricing not extracted from body. Confirm via API docs before quoting numbers.
// example
python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
resp = client.responses.create(
model="gpt-6.1-sol",
input="Refactor this Python function and add tests.",
tools=[{"type": "computer_use"}],
)
print(resp.output_text)// links