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GPT-5.6 Sol

Complex, multi-step professional and coding work where accuracy matters more than cost.

GPT-5.6 Sol supersedes GPT-5.4 Pro, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.

What are GPT-5.6 Sol's specs and price?

GPT-5.6 Sol, built by OpenAI, ships a 400K-token context window and a 128K-token max output, released 2026-06. It supports text and vision input with a dedicated reasoning mode and costs $11.25 per million blended tokens, the 31st-cheapest of 32 models we track.

Verified 2026-08-08 source

Specs

Context window400K tokens
Max output128K tokens
Modalitiestext, vision
Extended thinkingYes
Released2026-06
Knowledge cutoff2026-03
ProviderOpenAI

Verified 2026-08-08source.

Where it ranks

10th-largest context window of 32 current models31st-cheapest of 32 current models30th-fastest measured, at 44 tok/s

Strengths

  • Strongest OpenAI model for agentic, long-horizon coding
  • Deep reasoning mode for multi-step planning
  • Native vision input

More about GPT-5.6 Sol

Price
$11.25/M blended tokens
Provider
Served by OpenAI
Head-to-head
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Best for
#16 for Long Documents & RAG
Alternatives
Cross-provider alternatives, ranked by effort
Speed
44 tok/s measured

FAQ

What is GPT-5.6 Sol's context window?

GPT-5.6 Sol has a 400K-token context window and a 128K-token max output — the 10th-largest context of the 32 current models we track. Source: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models, verified 2026-08-08.

Does GPT-5.6 Sol support vision or audio input?

Yes — GPT-5.6 Sol accepts vision input in addition to text.

Does GPT-5.6 Sol have a reasoning or extended-thinking mode?

Yes — GPT-5.6 Sol exposes a dedicated reasoning mode for multi-step problems.

When was GPT-5.6 Sol released, and what is its knowledge cutoff?

GPT-5.6 Sol was released 2026-06 with a knowledge cutoff of 2026-03.

How much does GPT-5.6 Sol cost, and who provides it?

GPT-5.6 Sol is served by OpenAI at $11.25/M blended tokens (3:1 input:output) — the 31st-cheapest of 32 current models. Full pricing breakdown: /llm-api-pricing/gpt-5-6-sol.

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