OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch)
Analysis Summary
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro is an OpenAI configuration positioned between volume tiers and the most expensive premium options. It supports text, image, and file input, vision, tool use, function calling, and a 1.05 million token context window. That gives it a flexible profile for complex content, research, and multi-step business assistants.
The model could fit client brief development, long-document synthesis, structured editorial review, and agents that need to combine files with external actions. Its pricing is higher than Terra and Luna, but still materially below the listed Pro output rates from earlier GPT generations. Since this specific variant has no benchmark data, its capability should be validated in representative workflows. It is best piloted for high-value mixed tasks rather than used as an untested universal default.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro combines a 1.05M context window, multimodal input, vision, tool use, and function calling in a balanced premium configuration. Its higher price and missing benchmarks call for selective adoption.
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DFO Verdict
GPT-5.6 Sol Pro combines a 1.05M context window, multimodal input, vision, tool use, and function calling in a balanced premium configuration. Its higher price and missing benchmarks call for selective adoption.
How OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) compares
Its 1.1M-token context window is larger than 98% of the models we list. At $1.25 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 23% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.25 | $0.001250 |
| Output | $7.50 | $0.007500 |
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GPT-5.6 Sol Pro is the same underlying model as GPT-5.6 Sol, served with reasoning.mode set to pro for higher-quality responses on complex tasks. Learn more in OpenAI's docs: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning#reasoning-mode
Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch)
How much does OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) cost?
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch)?
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) has a context window of 1,050,000 tokens (1.1M).
What can OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) do?
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch)?
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro (batch) is developed by OpenAI and was released on July 9, 2026.