OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex
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Near-Astra capability at one-fifth the price is a direct shot at your unit economics for AI-heavy workflows. If you’re building on premium models, you now have to justify the delta in quality against a 5x cost gap or start planning migrations this quarter.
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