OpenAI · Model release
GPT-6.1 Sol: the newer Sol release at the same base price
GPT-6.1 Sol is the newer Sol release at the same $2/$10 Standard short-context rates, with cached input at $0.10 per million tokens.
What changed
- 1.05M input context and 128K maximum output; reasoning effort supports low, medium, high, xhigh, and max. The `none` and `minimal` efforts are not supported.
- The October 1 Artificial Analysis public table reports 52 at max effort (publisher-rounded). LiveBench reports 81.6 at max and $0.142 per successful task.
Best fit
- Everyday coding
- Computer use
- Professional work on the OpenAI stack
What to be careful about
- Use the Responses API for tool calling; Chat Completions is supported without tool calling.
- Above 272K input, the whole request is billed at $4/$15. Benchmark task costs depend on effort and harness.
Dataset snapshot: GPT-6.1 Sol is also represented in the checked comparison dataset. Prices and benchmark figures carry their own field dates.