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OpenAI goes full China pricing mode with an 80 percent cut to its most affordable GPT-5.6 model

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OpenAI goes full China pricing mode with an 80 percent cut to its most affordable GPT-5.6 model

The Decoder · Jul 30, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC

Starting July 30, OpenAI is cutting GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80 percent and Terra by 20 percent. OpenAI says its top-tier Sol model helped make the company's own infrastructure more efficient, enabling the cuts. Price pressure from cheap Chinese providers and Microsoft's own MAI models likely played a role too.…