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OpenAI Slashes Luna Pricing
Efficiency gains drive major GPT-5.6 discounts.
TL;DR
- OpenAI is reducing prices for two GPT-5.6 models, Luna and Terra.
- The price cuts are due to system efficiency improvements, leading to more intelligence per dollar.
- GPT-5.6 Luna prices are cut by roughly 80%, costing 20 cents per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
- GPT-5.6 Terra prices are reduced by 20%, costing $2 per million input tokens and $12 per million output tokens.
- The most powerful GPT-5.6 Sol model will not have its price reduced.
- Cheaper open-weight models from China are increasing pressure on OpenAI and Anthropic.
- OpenAI and Anthropic are adjusting pricing and policies as newer reasoning models consume more tokens for longer tasks.