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GPT-5.6 Sol

openai/gpt-5.6-sol

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GPT-5.6 Sol costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens with a 1.1M-token context window.

A reasoning, tool-calling model from openai, released Jul 9, 2026. On LiveBench it scores 81.1 overall — #7 of 55 benchmarked models — and ranks highest in coding (#4).

Input / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$10.00
Context
1.1M
LiveBench overall
81.1 · #7

Specs and pricing

Input price

USD per 1M prompt tokens

$2.00
Output price

USD per 1M completion tokens, reasoning included

$10.00
Blended price

3:1 input:output — #53 most expensive of 343 listed models

$4.00
Cached input read

Blank means not priced separately — not free

$0.200
Cache write$2.50
Context window1,050,000 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens
Input modalitiesfile, image, text
Tool callingYes
Extended reasoningYes
Knowledge cutoff2026-02-16
ListedJul 9, 2026
All OpenAI API pricing

Also listed as openai/gpt-5.6-sol:batch ($2.00 blended)— the same model at a different price or rate limit.

Benchmarks by category

LiveBench scores out of 100, with GPT-5.6 Sol's rank among the 55 benchmarked models listed here. Run: gpt-5.6-sol-max.

Overall#7 of 55
81.1

$0.2870 measured per point

56.2

$1.45 measured per point

Coding#4 of 55
83.9

$0.0744 measured per point

Reasoning#4 of 55
91.7

$0.1572 measured per point

Mathematics#5 of 55
96.2

$0.1360 measured per point

79.8

$0.2211 measured per point

Language#6 of 55
87.7

$0.1019 measured per point

71.8

$0.2906 measured per point

What GPT-5.6 Sol costs to run

Monthly list cost across five workload shapes, using the published cached-input rate where there is one. A floor, not a quote — batch discounts and cache writes aren't included.

WorkloadPer month
Support chatbot

1.2K in / 400 out × 200K requests

$1,150/mo
RAG assistant

8K in / 600 out × 100K requests

$1,480/mo
Coding agent

40K in / 4K out × 20K requests

$1,392/mo
Document extraction

20K in / 1.5K out × 50K requests

$2,660/mo
Bulk classification

500 in / 20 out × 5M requests

$5,100/mo
Price your own workload

Compare GPT-5.6 Sol with

The benchmarked models closest to it on overall score.

GPT-5.6 Sol FAQ

How much does GPT-5.6 Sol cost?

GPT-5.6 Sol lists at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens, with cached input reads at $0.200 per 1M. A RAG assistant handling 100K requests a month (8K tokens in, 600 out) comes to about $1,480 at list price.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Sol?

GPT-5.6 Sol accepts up to 1,050,000 tokens of context and can return up to 128,000 output tokens per response.

Does GPT-5.6 Sol support tool calling?

Yes — GPT-5.6 Sol supports tool (function) calling and exposes extended reasoning. It accepts file, image, text input.

How does GPT-5.6 Sol score on benchmarks?

On LiveBench release 2026-06-25 (run: gpt-5.6-sol-max), GPT-5.6 Sol scores 81.1 overall, ranking #7 of 55 benchmarked models.

What is the API model ID for GPT-5.6 Sol?

On OpenRouter the model ID is "openai/gpt-5.6-sol". It was listed on Jul 9, 2026.

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How these numbers are produced

  • Price and specs — provider list data from OpenRouter, refreshed every 15 minutes. “Blended” is a 3:1 input:output mix.
  • Scores and ranksLiveBench release 2026-06-25. Ranks count only models that have a published run; a blank means “not evaluated”, never “bad”.
  • Cost per point — the measured dollars LiveBench spent on the run, divided by the score it earned.

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