GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) API Pricing

OpenAI · released 2026-07-09 · merges 6 reasoning-effort tiers

Also searched as: GPT-5.6 Sol pricing · GPT 5.6 Sol price · 5.6 Sol cost

Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: GPT-5.6 Sol (Max), GPT-5.6 Sol (Xhigh), GPT-5.6 Sol (High), GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium), GPT-5.6 Sol (Low), GPT-5.6 Sol (Non-reasoning).

GPT-5.6 Sol price

$4.00
input / 1M tokens
0.400¢ / 1K
$20.00
output / 1M tokens
2.00¢ / 1K
$8.00
blended / 1M tokens
0.800¢ / 1K

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.8¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out$0.0260
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.2200
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out$0.1600
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$240.00

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $4.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $20.00).

Benchmarks

47.0
Intelligence
#13 of 547
77.4
Coding
#3 of 195
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Math
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Tokens/sec
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Time to first token

Similar intelligence, lower price

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
MiMo-V2.6-Pro46.3$0.544
Muse Spark 1.3 (Max)48.1$2.00
GLM-5.3 (Max)44.8$2.15
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)46.4$3.00
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)45.4$3.00

Leaderboard neighbours

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback)49.6$20.00
Muse Spark 1.3 (Max)48.1$2.00
GPT-6 Sol (Max)47.6$4.00
GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)47.0$8.00
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh)46.4$3.00
MiMo-V2.6-Pro46.3$0.544
Qwen3.8 Max (0902)45.4$3.00

More from OpenAI

ModelIntelligenceBlended $/1M
GPT-6 Astra (Max)52.7$20.00
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)51.8$4.00
GPT-6 Sol (Max)47.6$4.00
GPT-5.6 Terra (Max)42.1$4.50
GPT-5.4 (Xhigh)39.0$5.625
GPT-5.5 (Xhigh)38.4$11.25
GPT-6 Luna (Max)38.1$0.20
GPT-5.6 Luna (Max)37.3$0.45

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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15

FAQ

Who develops GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)?

GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is developed by OpenAI, released 2026-07-09.

How much does GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) cost per million tokens?

GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens ($8.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.

What is the GPT-5.6 Sol API price?

The GPT-5.6 Sol API price is $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens ($8.00 per 1M blended).

How much does GPT-5.6 Sol cost for a typical request?

A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.8¢ on GPT-5.6 Sol, at $4.00/1M input and $20.00/1M output.

Is GPT-5.6 Sol free?

GPT-5.6 Sol's official API list price is $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check OpenAI's site for those.

How does GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) rank on benchmarks?

GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) scores 47.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #13 of 547 models we track.

Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)?

Yes — MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores similar intelligence (46.3) at $0.544/1M blended, versus $8.00/1M for GPT-5.6 Sol (Max).

Where does this data come from?

Pricing and benchmark data for GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.