GPT-6 Sol
Out since . The middle of the GPT-6 family, and a different model from GPT-5.6 Sol despite the shared name. It costs half what GPT-5.6 Sol does.
What we've written about GPT-6 Sol
Codex models and plans explained: GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna, and which plan gets which
Pick any GPT-6 model you like on your laptop, but a Codex cloud task on a ChatGPT plan still runs on last generation's Sol.
Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI: which plan you need and which models you get
One of the three stopped serving individual subscribers in June, but its own docs still advertise the free tier it closed.
OpenAI model release dates: o3, GPT-5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna in order
o3 is from April 2025, and the name Sol now means something different from what it meant in July.
OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol costs a fifth of Astra per token, and Luna a hundredth
Sam Altman says the pair beats the 5.6 models at half the price per token, and OpenAI's own docs still send new users to Astra first.
What is GPT-6 Sol?
GPT-6 Sol is a model from OpenAI, built in the US. It's out, and you can use it today.
When did GPT-6 Sol come out?
OpenAI released it on September 22, 2026. That date comes from the lab's own docs.
More from OpenAI
- GPT-6 Luna · released
- GPT-6 Astra · released
- GPT-5.6 Sol · released
- GPT-5.6 Luna · released
- GPT-5.5 Pro · released
- GPT-5.5 · released
- GPT-5.4 nano · released
- GPT-5.4 Mini · released
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