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GPT-5.6 Sol price cut: output $30.00 → $15.00 per 1M tokens
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol changed its list price between Jul 17, 2026 and Aug 21, 2026: input $5.00 → $2.50 and output $30.00 → $15.00 per 1M tokens (-50%).
What it means per task
Same tokens as today's measurement, old price vs new price.
| Task | Before | After | Per 1,000 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 3.6¢ | 1.8¢ | $35.59 → $17.80 |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.41¢ | 0.21¢ | $4.11 → $2.06 |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 7.1¢ | 3.6¢ | $71.09 → $35.55 |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 3.2¢ | 1.6¢ | $32.04 → $16.02 |
| Translate 1,000 words | 4.9¢ | 2.4¢ | $48.50 → $24.25 |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 2.6¢ | 1.3¢ | $26.24 → $13.12 |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 8.1¢ | 4.0¢ | $80.92 → $40.46 |
| Extract data from an invoice | 1.9¢ | 0.94¢ | $18.72 → $9.36 |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 11¢ | 5.4¢ | $108 → $53.86 |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.9¢ | 1.4¢ | $28.59 → $14.29 |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.7¢ | 1.9¢ | $37.35 → $18.68 |
| Review 500 lines of code | 18¢ | 9.0¢ | $181 → $90.26 |
| Write a SQL query | 2.4¢ | 1.2¢ | $24.09 → $12.04 |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $11.85 | $5.92 | $11,848 → $5,924 |