OpenRouter discounts GPT-5.6 Sol by 50% to compete with Anthropic
Hesamation · x · 2026-08-18
OpenAI is offering a 50% discount on GPT-5.6 Sol via OpenRouter, undercutting its official API pricing. A similar strategy previously used for the Luna model led to an explosion in usage. This approach sacrifices margins for a larger share of the developer API market to compete against Anthropic.
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