GPT-6.1 Sol pricing, benchmarks and cost analysis
Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI)range 165.0 to 174.4Statistically tied with the top (Claude Opus 5.5)
Median output tokens per second
In $2.00Out $10.00 per 1MCache discount 95%
Context window, tokens
Ranks are among the 102 models we track (intelligence = Epoch Capabilities Index by Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0; intelligence and speed: among those with data; cost: #1 is cheapest). Monthly cost uses the default workload of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day, 40% cached.
Comparison summary
GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2,244 a month for the default workload of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens, 10,000 requests a day with 40% cached input. That is 155% above the median model ($881). It ranks #70 of 102 on cost, where #1 is the cheapest.
It scores 168.4 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (#3 of 66). Among the 4 other models within 2 points, none costs less, and it costs 71% less than their median ($7,824). No other stable-priced model with an ECI at least this high costs less for the same workload.
It generates 49 tokens per second, 42% slower than the median model (84), #28 of 28. Cached input is 95% cheaper than fresh input, a bigger discount than the 90% median. It is a proprietary model served by OpenAI. The batch API cuts the default workload to $1,122 a month.
Technical specifications
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Input price
- $2.00 / 1M
- Cached input price
- $0.100 / 1M
- Output price
- $10.00 / 1M
- Cache discount
- 95%
- Batch API
- Available
- Batch input / cached / output
- $1.00 / $0.050 / $5.00
- Open weights
- No
- Release date
- Sep 29, 2026
- Time to first token
- 29.31 s
- Price volatility
- Stable
Benchmarks
Best score for this model on each leaderboard, ranked against the other models listed there.
Your monthly bill
Standard
$2,244 / month- Input
- $720.00
- Cached input
- $24.00
- Output
- $1,500.00
Batch
$1,122 / month- Input
- $360.00
- Cached input
- $12.00
- Output
- $750.00
On the default workload the batch API costs $1,122 a month against $2,244 standard.
Price history
No price changes since we started tracking on Jul 13, 2026.