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GPT 5.6

Current statePrice cuts followed by free-tier expansionstatus changed Aug 6

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OpenAI published a builder's guide on Aug 13 covering how startups should split work across GPT-5.6 Terra, Sol, and Luna and use new Responses API capabilities to cut agent costs.

Earlier contextThe story so far

OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 pricing Jul 30 (Terra -20%, Luna -80%), citing Sol's efficiency gains -- a same-week analysis pegged GPT-5.4-level intelligence as 13x cheaper than four months earlier. On Aug 6 OpenAI followed up with a quality update to Sol and opened unlimited free-tier access to Luna.

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● price cut · Jul 30-31builder guidance · Aug 13 ●
  • price cut · Jul 30-31
  • free-tier expansion · Aug 6
  • builder guidance · Aug 13
WHY IT DROPPED · Jul 31
Recursive self-optimization cuts GPT-5.4-level intelligence cost 13x in four months
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FREE-TIER EXPANSION · Aug 6
Sol gets a quality update, Luna opens up to free users with unlimited chats
OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol's accuracy and consistency in ChatGPT and expands GPT-5.6 Luna access to free users with unlimited everyday chats.
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NOW · Aug 13
OpenAI publishes a builder's guide to GPT-5.6 model selection and the Responses API
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The builder’s guide to GPT‑5.6

openai_blogAug 13

OpenAI publishes official guidance on choosing between GPT-5.6 Terra/Sol/Luna and using new Responses API capabilities to build cheaper agents.

What to watch — open questions

  • Does the 13x cost drop in four months continue at the same pace, or was this a one-time distillation gain from Sol?
  • Does unlimited free access to Luna hold up under load, or does OpenAI reintroduce rate limits once usage grows?
  • What exactly are the "new Responses API capabilities" the builder's guide references, and do they require a client/API version upgrade to use?
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