MakerOpenAI
ReleasedOctober 26, 2026
API price (per 1M tokens)$1 in / $5 out
Open weightsNo
Best for
- Computer-use and browser agents
- Everyday office work in ChatGPT and Codex
- Apps that need more than Luna but can't justify Sol
Strengths
- $1 / $5, half the price of GPT-6.1 Sol
- Available in ChatGPT (Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Edu), Codex and the API from day one
- About a 1.1M-token context window, per OpenRouter's listing
Watch out for
- OpenAI says it matches GPT-6 Astra at a tenth of the price; Artificial Analysis puts it clearly below Sol, so treat that claim with care
- Its best scores need max effort, which bills many more output tokens
Ranking history
| Edition | Power Rankings | Coding | Best Value | Open-Weight Watch | Image Generation | Video Generation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 45, 2026 | #11 (86) | #10 (84) | #2 (92) | — | — | — |