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

OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna pricing 80% to $0.20/M input and $1.20/M output tokens, and Terra 20% to $2/$12. GPT-5.6 Sol gains Fast mode in the API: up to 2.5x speed at 2x price with unchanged intelligence. The company credits GPT-5.6 Sol's efficiency for enabling the cuts.
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Introducing explicit prompt caching for OpenAI GPT-5.6 models on Amazon Bedrockaws.amazon.com
Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT-5.6openai.com
major price cuts today: *80% drop for GPT-5.6 Luna, now $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20...x.com
Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT‑5.6simonwillison.net
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
AI price wars: OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80% as model competition shifts toward costventurebeat.com
AI Gateway: GPT-5.6 pricing and speed updatesvercel.com
Chinese AI competitors may have forced OpenAI’s hand on pricingthenewstack.io
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