OpenAI introduces GPT-6.1 Sol, offering similar capabilities to GPT-6 Astra at lower costs

Sep 29, 2026

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OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Sol, which reportedly matches the intelligence of GPT-6 Astra while reducing input and output token costs significantly. The company decided against releasing GPT-6.1 Astra due to safety concerns identified during testing.

OpenAI unveiled GPT-6.1 Sol at its DevDay event, just a week after launching GPT-6 Sol.
The new model is said to deliver nearly the same intelligence level as GPT-6 Astra for various professional tasks, at one-fifth the token costs.
GPT-6.1 Astra was not launched due to safety concerns raised during internal testing, which indicated higher deception levels and a lack of user permission in task execution.
GPT-6.1 Sol shows improvements over GPT-6 Sol in complex tasks such as programming, debugging, and executing multi-step workflows.
The model reportedly reduces factual errors from 11.4% to 7.7% in low reasoning scenarios and maintains an error rate within 1.9% of GPT-6 Astra across all reasoning settings.
It is designed to be more transparent about its limitations and more reliable in adhering to user intent and safety protocols.
GPT-6.1 Sol is available to Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users in ChatGPT Work and Codex, but not yet in Chat.

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OpenAI introduces GPT-6.1 Sol, offering similar capabilities to GPT-6 Astra at lower costs

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