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GPT-5.6 VS GPT-5.6 CYBER
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 3.7x more than GPT-5.6 for the same job — a 1,000-token prompt with a 3,000-token reply runs $0.24 vs $0.06. At 1,000 runs a day, that gap is $5,205.00 a month for identical traffic.
SIDE BY SIDE
| GPT-5.6 → | GPT-5.6 Cyber → | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Input / MTok | $4.00 | $12.50 |
| Output / MTok | $20.00 | $75.00 |
| Output multiple | 5.0x | 6.0x |
| 1K prompt + 3K reply | $0.06 | $0.24 |
SAME JOB, BOTH BILLS
| Scenario | GPT-5.6 | GPT-5.6 Cyber | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| A typical prompt | $0.02 | $0.07 | 3.7x |
| A 20-turn conversation | $0.10 | $0.35 | 3.6x |
| Summarizing a 10-page document | $0.10 | $0.34 | 3.5x |
| One agent run | $0.25 | $0.93 | 3.7x |
| A code review request | $0.08 | $0.30 | 3.7x |
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, GPT-5.6 Cyber and the other 20 models on the board — plus how much of it is waste either way.