GPT-5.6 Sol API pricing
OpenAI's heaviest 5.6 tier — deepest reasoning, widest tool use. Available at about 27% below official list.
| Route | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| Official list price | $4 | $20 |
| Discounted route | $2.5 | $15 |
USD, standard tier, verified 2026-09-16.
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Note: OpenAI lists $4/$20 as promotional pricing, valid at least through 2026-11-21.
Specifications
| Vendor | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1.05M |
| Max output | 128K |
| Category | US frontier |
What GPT-5.6 Sol costs at your volume
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Setting it up
- Claude Code — set the base URL via environment variables
- Cursor — override the API endpoint in settings
- OpenAI / Anthropic SDK — one
base_urlargument