GPT-6 Sol and Luna announced
The gist
OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and Luna on Sep 22, 2026, cutting API prices 50%.
Cheaper, more reliable models matter most to developers and teams running high-volume work.
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026OpenAI released the first GPT-6 model, GPT-6 Astra, described as a faster model for handling more tasks than previous iterations.
- Sep 22, 2026OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, cutting API prices for both models by 50% against GPT-5.6 promotional pricing.
- Sep 22, 2026The launch landed about 90 minutes after Anthropic shipped a new version of Opus 5.5.