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OpenAI

GPT-6.1 Sol

Announced Sep 29, 2026

Near Astra performance at a lower price

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What could it do?

OpenAI reported near Astra capability in coding, computer use and professional work.

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What changed?

Upgraded Sol with lower standard token prices than Astra.

WHY IT MATTERED

Made demanding workflows more accessible to developers.

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Where it fell short

Near Astra is a developer characterization; task results and usage costs vary.

Sources checked Oct 7, 2026

Release facts were checked against the sources below. Performance claims belong to the developers; we have not independently tested these models.

Developer announcement or release log

Benchmark results

EPOCH AI CAPABILITY ESTIMATE
166.1index points
Tested variant: GPT-6.1 SolSource interval: 162.9 to 170.6Variant date in source: Sep 29, 2026

A benchmark estimate, not a percentage or capability multiplier. Reasoning settings are not specified in this source table. Historical estimates can change in later snapshots.

Epoch AI methodology ↗Download the source snapshotChecked Oct 7, 2026 · CC BY 4.0
PUBLISHED BENCHMARK RESULT
52.0index points
Tested: GPT-6.1 Sol (max)Intelligence Index v4.3.2

Selected highest effort variant where available in the current table. Starred partial results are excluded. Claude fallback configurations can use other models when safeguards intervene.

Source: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index ↗Download selected resultsChecked Oct 8, 2026
PUBLISHED BENCHMARK RESULT
1484rating points
Tested: gpt-6.1-sol-maxText Arena Overall · October 8, 2026Reported interval: 1475 to 14934,512 votes

One explicitly named variant per release. Scores come from the same Overall snapshot; preliminary entries and reported intervals are preserved. These are current ratings of earlier variants, not their launch day ratings.

Source: Text Arena ↗Download selected resultsChecked Oct 8, 2026
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