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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra pricing doubles, users express frustration

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OpenAI has reportedly increased the pricing for its upcoming GPT-6 Astra model, making it 2.5 times more expensive than the current GPT 5.6 "Sol" model. The new pricing structure is set at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, a significant jump from the previous rates. This price hike occurs despite the company's growing revenue and user base, leading to user dissatisfaction regarding the perceived lack of benefit from optimized AI processing. AI

IMPACT Potential increase in API costs for developers and businesses relying on OpenAI's models.

RANK_REASON Pricing information for a future model release, not an official announcement or capability release.

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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra pricing doubles, users express frustration

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/RFOK ·

    GPT-6 Astra's pricing is 2.5x GPT-5.6 Sol’s current prices across the board, up from $4/$20 to $10/$50 per million input/output tokens, with the same 90% discount for cache reads and 25% premium for cache writes.

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1w6vezo/gpt6_astras_pricing_is_25x_gpt56_sols_current/"> <img alt="GPT-6 Astra's pricing is 2.5x GPT-5.6 Sol’s current prices across the board, up from $4/$20 to $10/$50 per million input/output tokens, with the s…

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