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Amazon Bedrock Lowers Pricing for OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol API to Boost Accessibility

Following prior reductions, OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Sol API input and output token prices significantly to enable wider use in high-volume workflows.

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Retrospective edition: 2026-08-21. Source published: 2026-08-21. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

OpenAI reduced GPT-5.6 Sol API prices to $4 per million input tokens (20% decrease) and $20 per million output tokens (33.3% decrease), effective through at least November 21, 2026. These cuts follow similar reductions for Terra and Luna models, aiming to support applications like autonomous coding, complex analyses, and research.

The GPT-5.6 Sol model delivers state-of-the-art performance on agentic coding benchmarks, and the lower pricing supports scalable, sustained usage. Availability varies by AWS Region, with details provided via Amazon Bedrock documentation.

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Source published 2026-08-21. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.