What changed

OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol as an upgrade for agentic coding, computer use, and professional work. The launch announcement lists standard API prices of $2 per million input tokens, $0.10 per million cached input tokens, and $10 per million output tokens. Its advertised comparison with Astra concerns standard input and output rates, not a guaranteed reduction in every task's bill.

At launch, OpenAI listed access in the API, ChatGPT Work, and Codex for the named paid plans, and said the model was not yet available in Chat. The post describes Ultrafast for this model as coming later. Check current pricing conditions before estimating a workload.

What it means for your workflow

SaveMyToken editorial take

Repeated context makes cache pricing relevant, but only actual cache hits receive the read rate. Include cache writes, output, retries, and acceptance quality in a comparison.