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GPT-5.6 CYBER VS GPT-6.1 SOL
OpenAI vs OpenAI, in USD per million tokens, cross-checked daily against the public pricing dataset. Same jobs, both meters running.
GPT-5.6 Cyber costs 7.4x more than GPT-6.1 Sol for the same job — a 1,000-token prompt with a 3,000-token reply runs $0.24 vs $0.03. At 1,000 runs a day, that gap is $6,165.00 a month for identical traffic.
SIDE BY SIDE
| GPT-5.6 Cyber → | GPT-6.1 Sol → | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Input / MTok | $12.50 | $2.00 |
| Output / MTok | $75.00 | $10.00 |
| Output multiple | 6.0x | 5.0x |
| 1K prompt + 3K reply | $0.24 | $0.03 |
SAME JOB, BOTH BILLS
| Scenario | GPT-5.6 Cyber | GPT-6.1 Sol | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| A typical prompt | $0.07 | $0.0096 | 7.4x |
| A 20-turn conversation | $0.35 | $0.05 | 7.3x |
| Summarizing a 10-page document | $0.34 | $0.05 | 7.1x |
| One agent run | $0.93 | $0.12 | 7.5x |
| A code review request | $0.30 | $0.04 | 7.4x |
Output sizes use the same editorial ratios as the Burn Calculator. Estimates, not invoices — and price is not a benchmark: the cheaper model is only a bargain if it does the job.
SETTLE IT WITH YOUR OWN PROMPT
Paste a real prompt into the Burn Calculator and see what it costs on GPT-5.6 Cyber, GPT-6.1 Sol and the other 34 models on the board — plus how much of it is waste either way.