OpenAI / generation

GPT-6 family

Astra, Sol and Luna retain separate catalogue identities, as do their Pro-labelled rows. OpenAI’s direct API reasoning mode and marketplace model slugs are different integration surfaces.

Family research reviewed · Official source notes below

Standard models
6
Independently rated
1 / 6
Known token rates
6 / 6
Global balanced frontier
0

Before you choose

Direct API identity

OpenAI distinguishes the named model, reasoning mode and effort. A Pro-labelled marketplace row is retained separately and is not asserted to be a direct API model ID.

Compare exact catalogue rows

USD per 1M tokens. In / out are listed base rates; expand billing conditions before planning a request. LMArena scores measure the general preference board, not success on your engineering task. Unknown stays unknown.

Pro-labelled catalogue rows

ModelLMArenaInput / output $/MContext / max outputCapabilities & conditions
GPT-6 Luna Proopenai/gpt-6-luna-proUnrated$0.100 / $0.500Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$0.010
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $0.200 in / $0.750 out; cached $0.020.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-22
GPT-6 Sol Proopenai/gpt-6-sol-proUnrated$2.00 / $10.00Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$0.200
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $4.00 in / $15.00 out; cached $0.400.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-22
GPT-6 Astra Proopenai/gpt-6-astra-proUnrated$10.00 / $50.00Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$1.00
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $20.00 in / $75.00 out; cached $2.00.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-04

Other generation members

ModelLMArenaInput / output $/MContext / max outputCapabilities & conditions
GPT-6 Lunaopenai/gpt-6-lunaUnrated$0.100 / $0.500Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$0.010
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $0.200 in / $0.750 out; cached $0.020.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-22
GPT-6 Solopenai/gpt-6-solUnrated$2.00 / $10.00Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$0.200
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $4.00 in / $15.00 out; cached $0.400.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-22
GPT-6 Astraopenai/gpt-6-astra1443.7±11.6 interval half-widthEffort: max$10.00 / $50.00Context tiers apply
Billing details
Cached input
$1.00
Separate reasoning
Not separately listed
  • Above 272,000 input tokens: $20.00 in / $75.00 out; cached $2.00.

Tool, media, cache-write and service-tier charges may add dimensions. Read the full model evidence.

1,050,000Output 128,000file · image · textTools yes · reasoning yesWeights unknownReleased 2026-09-04

Free and batch variants

These rows have different access or processing conditions. They are excluded from the standard-row counts above. A variant without a standard base remains a separately named variant.

Sources and scope

  • OpenAI model catalogue ↗

    Exact named models on the vendor platform; not a promise about every reseller

    Checked 2026-09-22 · official document opened and inspected
  • OpenAI reasoning guide ↗

    Exact named models on the vendor platform; not a promise about every reseller

    Checked 2026-09-22 · web opened; full official Markdown fetched with HTTP 200 and inspected

Source review does not refresh a price or transplant a benchmark score. Read the method and correction policy.

Questions this page answers

Are the GPT-6 family models interchangeable?

No. These are exact catalogue rows with separate capability, pricing and rating evidence. Compare the checkpoint, serving endpoint, reasoning settings and required input types. A family name does not establish equivalent behaviour.

How many OpenAI rows are compared here?

6 standard rows, of which 1 have an accepted LMArena general score and 6 have known input and output token rates. 6 related free or batch variants are listed separately.

What do the prices and frontier counts mean?

Prices below are listed US dollars per million input or output tokens, before request-specific context tiers and other billing dimensions. The frontier count comes from the global balanced view. Neither a family price range nor a benchmark difference proves your task will be cheaper or more successful.

How current are the official notes?

The linked family research was reviewed 2026-09-22. That date is separate from each accepted catalogue observation and each vendor’s effective date. An official note applies to its named platform, not automatically to every reseller.

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