signal爱范儿2026-09-23
OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna launch at bargain prices to take on DeepSeek
OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and Luna, cutting API prices roughly in half, with Luna at $0.1 input / $0.5 output per million tokens, undercutting DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash for standard requests. The models aim to compete on cost per task, with Sol showing strong results in agent and coding benchmarks at a fraction of rival costs, while DeepSeek retains a cache-hit price advantage.
- for who
- Developers and enterprises using large language model APIs for agentic, coding, or high-volume tasks.
- why now
- OpenAI发布GPT-6 Sol/Luna，API价格腰斩，直击DeepSeek低价市场。
- what changes
- OpenAI now offers a credible low-cost alternative for high-volume agent and coding workloads, eroding DeepSeek's price advantage on ordinary requests.
- to do
- Evaluate GPT-6 Sol and Luna for agent and coding tasks, leveraging cache optimization and comparing total task costs against DeepSeek.
key points
- Luna charges $0.1/$0.5 per million tokens, cheaper than DeepSeek on fresh requests
- Sol matches Claude Opus 5 on AutomationBench at 9% of the cost
- New cache controls offer 90% discount on read tokens for agents
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