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← Wednesday, September 30, 2026
GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price(openai.com)
1052 points by crorella 14 days ago | 931 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Sol series delivers great everyday performance at low cost, confirming the value claim
  • ↑The cached input pricing cut is the truly significant announcement here
  • ↓Release is underwhelming and plan changes/downgrades hurt OpenAI's PR
  • ↓Prior GPT-6/Sol models were disappointing, skeptical 6.1 will improve things
  • ~Price competition confirms AI models are commoditizing with no moat