LaunchAI ModelsJuly 30, 2026
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna price by 80%, Terra by 20%, adds fast mode for Sol

OpenAI reduced GPT-5.6 Luna pricing by 80% and Terra by 20%, and introduced a Fast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol delivering up to 2.5x speed at 2x the standard price. The lower prices also apply to usage in Codex and ChatGPT Work.
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Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT-5.6openai.com
Get started with OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna on Amazon Bedrockaws.amazon.com
The work behind the new prices spans the model, inference stack, and agentic harness, from request...x.com
Build Hour: Valuemaxxing with GPT-5.6youtube.com
OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costscnbc.com
Better Call Sol The Workhorsethezvi.substack.com
The new GPT-5.6 family: Luna, Terra, Solsimonwillison.net
AI Gateway: GPT-5.6 pricing and speed updatesvercel.com
OpenAI fixed GPT-5.6 Sol’s most frustrating flaw: Burning limits while it waitsthenewstack.io
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