OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol

openai · Released Sep 29, 2026 FRONTIER NEW
DFO score #5 / 688
85.4 leaderboard score
Speed #220 / 328
66.8 tok/s
Input Price #572 / 688
$2.00 per 1M tokens
Output Price #594 / 688
$10.00 per 1M tokens
Context #14 / 688
1.1M tokens

Analysis Summary

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol comes from OpenAI. Released in September 2026, it is one of the newest models we cover. We place it in the Frontier tier, where it sits at #5 of 688 models overall. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #5 of 431, putting it in among the very best models we track for overall intelligence.

Its 1.1M-token context window is larger than 98% of the models we list, suiting long documents, large codebases, and retrieval-heavy workloads. Crucially for business adoption, OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol combines tool use, function calling, vision input, and step-by-step reasoning in a single model, letting teams consolidate several use cases instead of stitching together multiple services.

At $2.00 input and $10.00 output per 1M tokens, OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol is mid-market priced. For organisations that want a no-compromise model for coding, analysis, and agentic automation, OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol is among the strongest choices available today.

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DFO Verdict

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol currently sits at #5 of 688 models on our board. We class it as a frontier-tier model.

#5 of 688 overall

Benchmarks

Intelligence Index 51.8 #5 of 431 · Artificial Analysis
Coding Index Not published yet Artificial Analysis
Agentic Index Not published yet Artificial Analysis
Creative Writing Not rated Arena rating
Instruction Following Not rated Arena rating

Artificial Analysis data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. Arena ratings from the Sep 25, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.

Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.

This model was released recently. Benchmark figures are preliminary and are likely to be updated as independent testing is finalised.

How OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol compares

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol ranks #5 of 431 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 1.1M-token context window is larger than 98% of the models we list. At $2.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 17% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 99% of models #5
Speed: faster than 33% of models #220
Price: cheaper than 17% of models #572
Context: larger than 98% of models #14
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $2.00 $0.002000
Output $10.00 $0.010000

What would OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$15.84/mo OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol $0.0053 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$15.84/mo Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · best value $0.0053 per request

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DFO AI AUTOMATION

These numbers get smaller with the right architecture.

We route routine calls to cheap models and save OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.

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About OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6.1 Sol is an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol from OpenAI, positioned below the flagship GPT-6 Astra in the GPT-6 series. It is suited for agentic coding, computer use, document-heavy professional..

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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol

How much does OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol cost?

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol?

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol has a context window of 1,050,000 tokens (1.1M).

What can OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol do?

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol?

OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol is developed by OpenAI and was released on September 29, 2026.

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