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GPT-6.1 SOL VS GPT-6 SOL
OpenAI vs OpenAI, in USD per million tokens, cross-checked daily against the public pricing dataset. Same jobs, both meters running.
Effectively a tie: for the same job (a 1,000-token prompt with a 3,000-token reply), GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Sol bill within 5% of each other. Pick on quality, latency or taste — price won't settle this one.
SIDE BY SIDE
| GPT-6.1 Sol → | GPT-6 Sol → | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Input / MTok | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / MTok | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Output multiple | 5.0x | 5.0x |
| 1K prompt + 3K reply | $0.03 | $0.03 |
SAME JOB, BOTH BILLS
| Scenario | GPT-6.1 Sol | GPT-6 Sol | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| A typical prompt | $0.0096 | $0.0096 | — |
| A 20-turn conversation | $0.05 | $0.05 | — |
| Summarizing a 10-page document | $0.05 | $0.05 | — |
| One agent run | $0.12 | $0.12 | — |
| A code review request | $0.04 | $0.04 | — |
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-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and the other 34 models on the board — plus how much of it is waste either way.