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GPT-5.6
openai·openai/gpt-5.6·GA·Closed·gpt-sol series·NEW
Frontier GPT-5.6 model for complex professional work, coding, and agentic workflows
At a glance
Official price$5.00 / $30.00 per 1M
Cache read $0.50 · OpenAI
Lowest paid$1.50 / $12.00
Xpersona Gateway · 3.3× spread
Context1,050,000
⚠ Providers report 372,000–1,050,000; the table below is authoritative
Output limit128,000
Capabilities
✓ Reasoning✓ Tool use✓ Structured outputTemperature✓ Attachments
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2026-02-16
Released / updated2026-07-09 / 2026-07-09
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 3 providers3 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xpersona | Gateway | $1.50 | $12.00 | $0.15 | — | 372,000 ⚠ | 128,000 | |
| OpenAIOfficial | First-party | $5.00 tiered >272K: $10.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | $6.25 | 1,050,000 | 128,000 | |
| Cloudflare AI Gateway | Cloud | $5.00 tiered >272K: $10.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | $6.25 | 1,050,000 | 128,000 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Xpersona$738.00
2OpenAI · Official$1,960.00
3Cloudflare AI Gateway$1,960.00
Switch to Xpersona to save $1,222.00/mo (62%)
Note: this is a gateway; verify availability and rate limits yourself.
Benchmark
No upstream benchmark data for this model. For quality, see the Artificial Analysis intelligence score above.
Reasoning control
effort = loweffort = mediumeffort = higheffort = xhigheffort = maxeffort = none
Experimental modes2 items
| Mode | Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fast | OpenAI | $10.00 | $60.00 | $1.00 | $12.50 |
| pro | OpenAI | — | — | — | — |
Related models
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input listOutput listMin blended