GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6 Sol: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6 Sol both come from OpenAI, and both were released in September 2026.

The two models share 4 published benchmarks. GPT-6 Astra leads on 4 of them. The widest gaps are on OSWorld 2.0, where GPT-6 Astra scores 72.6% against 64.4%; DeepSWE 1.1, where GPT-6 Astra scores 74.1% against 68.8%. Averaged across everything we track, GPT-6 Astra sits at 74.4% and GPT-6 Sol at 54.4%.

GPT-6 Sol is the cheaper API at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, roughly 5 times cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $10 and $50. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. Both accept text and images as input.

CharacteristicGPT-6 AstraGPT-6 Sol
CompanyOpenAIOpenAI
Release DateSeptember 4, 2026September 22, 2026
Parameters——
MultimodalYesYes
Context (input)1.1M1.1M
Context (output)128K128K
Input Price / 1M$10.00$2.00
Output Price / 1M$50.00$10.00
Average Score74.4%54.4%
Benchmarks
OSWorld 2.072.6%64.4%
DeepSWE 1.174.1%68.8%
FrontierCode 1.153.3%49.3%
Agents' Last Exam59.3%56.4%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Sol
OSWorld 2.00.7 vs 0.6
0.7
0.6
DeepSWE 1.10.7 vs 0.7
0.7
0.7
FrontierCode 1.10.5 vs 0.5
0.5
0.5
Agents' Last Exam0.6 vs 0.6
0.6
0.6

Verdict

GPT-6 Sol leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: GPT-6 Astra — 0.7, GPT-6 Sol — 0.5.

API Cost

GPT-6 Sol is 5.0x cheaper: input $2.00/1M vs $10.00/1M tokens.

Context Window

Same context size: 1M tokens.

Recency

GPT-6 Sol is newer: released 9/22/2026 vs 9/4/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6 Sol?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6 Sol?
GPT-6 Sol is cheaper for input: $2.00 per 1M tokens vs $10.00.
Which has a larger context window — GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6 Sol?
GPT-6 Astra supports a larger context: 1,050,000 tokens vs 1,050,000.

The GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6 Sol comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the GPT-6 Astra or GPT-6 Sol page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.