OpenAI Introduces GPT-6.1 Sol With Near-Astra Positioning and Lower API Token Prices
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026, for coding, computer use, and professional work, saying its standard API input and output token prices are each one-fifth of Astra's. AWS says the model is also generally available on Amazon Bedrock.
Full Report
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol on September 29, 2026, describing it as offering near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use, and professional work. Its published price comparison concerns API tokens: standard input and output token prices are each one-fifth of Astra’s.
AWS said the same day that GPT-6.1 Sol is generally available on Amazon Bedrock for agentic coding, computer use, and professional workloads. Citing OpenAI, AWS said the model matches GPT-6 Astra on DeepSWE v1.1 at roughly one-fifth the cost per task. That task-cost comparison is a separate measure from OpenAI’s API token pricing statement.
For developers and businesses, the announcement combines a model positioning, an API token-price comparison, and AWS’s report of Bedrock availability. Evaluating the offer means keeping token prices distinct from estimates of the cost to complete a particular task.
Why This Matters
OpenAI’s comparison is about standard API input and output token prices; AWS separately provides Bedrock availability and a DeepSWE task-cost comparison. Keeping those measures distinct helps readers interpret the pricing claims without treating token unit prices as the total cost of completing work.
Evidence
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Primary Evidence
1Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
“Meet GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra’s standard API input and output token prices.”
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