Using GPT-6.1 Sol on OpenAI API

Implementation guide · GPT-6.1 · OpenAI

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OpenAI API exposes GPT-6.1 Sol through model ID gpt-6.1-sol. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

Last refreshed 2026-09-29. Next refresh: weekly.

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenAI API and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenAI API SDK or REST API to call gpt-6.1-sol — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $2.00/1M input, $10.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

Install
pip install openai
API key
OPENAI_API_KEY
Model ID
gpt-6.1-sol

Use the model slug directly, e.g. "gpt-4o" or "gpt-4.1-mini".

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()  # reads OPENAI_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-6.1-sol",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Pricing on OpenAI API

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode ExecutionPrompt CachingBatch API

About GPT-6.1 Sol

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol (API id gpt-6.1-sol), announced September 29, 2026, upgrades GPT-6 Sol toward near-Astra intelligence for complex coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard input/output token prices. First-party docs: 1,050,000 context, 128,000 max output, knowledge cutoff Apr 30, 2026, text+image input to text output. Standard short-context list $2 input / $0.10 cached input / $2.50 cache writes / $10 output per 1M tokens (cached input 50% below GPT-6 Sol's $0.20). >272K input: 2x input/cache and 1.5x output. Batch/Flex 50% of Standard; Fast mode 2x. reasoning.effort low/medium/high/xhigh/max (none/minimal not supported).

Model Specs

Released2026-09-29
Context1.05m
Knowledge cutoff2026-04

Provider

OpenAI API

OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States