What is GPT-5.6 Sol?

GPT-5.6 Sol is a next-generation OpenAI model previewed as the flagship option in the GPT-5.6 family. The series includes Sol for the strongest capability, Terra for balanced everyday work, and Luna for faster, lower-cost use cases. GPT-5.6 Sol is built for demanding work across coding, agentic automation, biology, cybersecurity, research, and enterprise knowledge workflows. The model introduces a new max reasoning effort that allows it to spend more time reasoning through difficult problems. It also adds ultra mode, which coordinates subagents to help accelerate complex tasks that benefit from parallel or multi-agent execution. In coding workflows, GPT-5.6 Sol is designed for command-line tasks that require planning, iteration, testing, tool coordination, and long-horizon software engineering judgment. In biology workflows, it is positioned for genomics and quantitative-biology analysis where efficient reasoning over complex scientific tasks matters. In cybersecurity, GPT-5.6 Sol supports legitimate defensive work such as vulnerability discovery, patch development, debugging, security education, code review, and authorized testing. OpenAI describes GPT-5.6 Sol as more capable at helping users find and fix vulnerabilities than reliably carrying out end-to-end attacks under tested conditions. The model’s release is paired with a layered safeguard system that includes model-level refusals, real-time misuse classifiers, paused generation for higher-risk cases, account-level review, automated red-teaming, third-party testing, differentiated access, and enterprise safety controls. GPT-5.6 Sol helps developers, researchers, enterprises, and cyber defenders use frontier AI for advanced technical work while supporting safer deployment, stronger oversight, and phased access.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$5 per 1M tokens (input)
Price Overview:
$5 input / $30 output per 1M tokens

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, GPT-5.6 Sol provides an API

Screenshots and Video

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Company Facts

Company Name:
OpenAI
Date Founded:
2015
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
openai.com

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

GPT-5.6 Sol Categories and Features

GPT-5.6 Sol Customer Reviews

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    Review of GPT-5.6 Sol

    Date: Jul 09 2026
    Summary

    Five stars from me. GPT-5.6 Sol looks like the best fit for developers building advanced coding agents, automation systems, and serious software engineering workflows. It is the model I would use when quality, reasoning, and reliability matter more than shaving every cent off the run.

    Positive

    GPT-5.6 Sol feels like the model I would reach for when the task is actually hard. As a developer, I like that it is built for deeper reasoning, coding, long-horizon planning, and agentic workflows instead of just quick prompt-and-response work.

    It is especially appealing for complex debugging, multi-step code changes, research-heavy engineering tasks, and agents that need to coordinate tools without losing the plot. The fact that OpenAI is positioning Sol as the most capable model in the GPT-5.6 family makes sense, because this is the one I would want for serious engineering work.

    Negative

    The main downside is that Sol is the premium option, so I would not use it for every single task. OpenAI lists Sol at a higher token price than Terra or Luna, which means developers will still need to be smart about routing simple jobs to cheaper models.

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