Current outcome
OpenAI used its annual DevDay to launch the GPT-6.1 Sol model together with about 25 product, API and platform updates rolled out in a single night.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, marketed as near-Astra intelligence at roughly a fifth of the cost, alongside cheaper cached input pricing and a restructured subscription lineup including a new $500/month Pro 500 tier and reduced allowances on the existing $200 Pro plan.
Source evidence: OpenAI Blog · The Verge AI · theblockbeats · foresightnews · theblockbeats · TechCrunch AI · TechCrunch AI · TechCrunch AI · theblockbeats · theblockbeats · QbitAI 量子位
- #02
OpenAI一周就更新GPT-6 Sol，性能逼近Astra
GPT-6.1 Sol has rolled out to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, not yet in regular ChatGPT chat; specific benchmarks show near-Astra performance; cached input price halved to $0.1 per million tokens; model released just a week after GPT-6 Sol.
State after update: OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, marketed as near-Astra intelligence at roughly a fifth of the cost. It has rolled out to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work (not yet in regular ChatGPT chat), with API standard pricing unchanged ($2 input / $10 output per million tokens) and cached input reduced to $0.1, benchmarks showing near-Astra coding and Computer Use performance.
Source evidence: theblockbeats