# OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-sol-says-it-nearly-matches-gpt-6-astra-and-costs-less/)
> **Author**: Aisha Malik (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
> **Category**: CULTURE
> **Tags**: News, TechCrunch AI, AI

## Executive Summary
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers significant improvements over GPT-6 Sol across complex professional tasks, including code writing and debugging, document understanding, and executing multi-step business workflows



## Full Coverage
At OpenAI's DevDay event on Tuesday, the company showed off GPT-6.1 Sol, a mere week after it launched GPT-6 Sol . OpenAI says the new model delivers nearly the same level of intelligence as GPT-6 Astra for agentic coding, computer use, and professional work, at one-fifth the standard input and output token prices

Notably, the company is not launching GPT-6.1 Astra, as was originally expected. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that OpenAI scrapped the release over safety concerns raised by researchers during internal testing after the model showed higher levels of deception and a tendency to move forward with tasks without asking the user for permission

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