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OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, a model that offers performance similar to GPT-6.1 Astra at a lower price, one day after saying it would not release Astra due to safety concerns. GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock.
AI brief
OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it improves on GPT-6 Sol in code writing and debugging, document understanding, and multistep business workflows, and nearly matches GPT-6 Astra at a lower cost.
Why it matters: It offers performance close to a higher-tier model at a lower cost for professional tasks.
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OpenAI
- Latest funding
- $30B · 31 Oct 2026
- Newest model on the API
- GPT-6.1 Terra Pro · 26 Oct 2026 · $1 in / $5 out per million tokens
More coverage of this story (3)
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol
Bring near-Astra intelligence to everyday work with GPT-6.1 Sol on Amazon Bedrock
AWS Machine Learning Blog · 29 Sept 2026, 19:34
GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
Simon Willison's Weblog · 29 Sept 2026, 18:27
GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to Astra at a fifth of the price
The Decoder · 29 Sept 2026, 17:14
Primary source
“OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers significant improvements over GPT-6 Sol across complex professional tasks, including code writing and debugging, document understanding, and executing multistep business workflows.”
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