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OpenAI Releases New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models, Sells Them as Mini-Astras

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What happened

Cost-effectiveness is becoming the most important AI benchmark.

Key facts

  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:09:10 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
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  1. Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models

  2. Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting

  3. New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money

  4. The current balance of power in open models

  5. OpenAI Releases New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models, Sells Them as Mini-Astras

  6. OpenAI wants to consult elite mathematicians about how to not fumble again

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