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OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near-Astra intelligence at a lower cost · 5 sources tracked

OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Sol, a new model available to various ChatGPT users including Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu tiers. This model represents a significant upgrade over GPT-6 Sol, showing improvements in coding, computer use, and professional tasks, and approaching GPT-6 Astra's performance on several benchmarks. A key feature of GPT-6.1 Sol is its affordability, with cached input costs significantly reduced, making advanced intelligence more accessible for both users and developers. AI

IMPACT This release makes advanced AI capabilities more accessible and affordable, potentially accelerating development and adoption across various professional and user tiers.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card.

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OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near-Astra intelligence at a lower cost · 5 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [5]

  1. X — OpenAI TIER_1 English(EN) · OpenAI ·

    GPT-6.1 Sol is available starting today to all Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex.

    GPT-6.1 Sol is available starting today to all Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex. https://t.co/LErY9HxUTt

  2. X — OpenAI TIER_1 English(EN) · OpenAI ·

    GPT-6.1 Sol shows major improvements over GPT-6 Sol in our alignment evaluations, bringing it more in line with GPT-6 Astra.

    GPT-6.1 Sol shows major improvements over GPT-6 Sol in our alignment evaluations, bringing it more in line with GPT-6 Astra. It’s more transparent about its limitations and more reliable at respecting user intent and safety constraints. https://t.co/1XWstBUXpW

  3. X — OpenAI TIER_1 English(EN) · OpenAI ·

    GPT-6.1 Sol is a significant upgrade over GPT-6 Sol across coding, computer use, and complex professional work—approaching GPT-6 Astra on several benchmarks at

    GPT-6.1 Sol is a significant upgrade over GPT-6 Sol across coding, computer use, and complex professional work—approaching GPT-6 Astra on several benchmarks at substantially lower cost. https://t.co/vCOE2HGLYv

  4. X — OpenAI TIER_1 English(EN) · OpenAI ·

    GPT-6.1 Sol makes frontier intelligence more affordable, so you can use it for more of the work that matters and developers can build and run applications at sc

    GPT-6.1 Sol makes frontier intelligence more affordable, so you can use it for more of the work that matters and developers can build and run applications at scale. Cached input costs just $0.10 per million tokens—95% less than standard input pricing and 50% less than GPT-6 http…

  5. X — OpenAI TIER_1 English(EN) · OpenAI ·

    GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price.

    GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price. It’s the most cost-efficient model for its performance available today. https://t.co/hH8PnE2Oxk