OpenAI and Anthropic cut LLM prices up to 80%
The gist
OpenAI and Anthropic cut flagship LLM API prices by up to 80% between June and September 2026.
Cheaper tokens reshape costs for developers building on these models.
How it unfolded
- Jun 26, 2026OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 Sol at $5/$30/$0.50 per million tokens (input/output/cache read) and Luna at $1/$6/$0.10.
- Jun 30, 2026Anthropic announced Claude Sonnet 5 with launch pricing of $2/$10/$0.20, initially meant to be temporary.
- Jul 24, 2026Anthropic announced Claude Opus 5 at $5/$25/$0.50.