Sol 6.1 matches Astra on benchmarks at one-fifth the price, says founder
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-30
Bindu Reddy weighed in on OpenAI's new Sol 6.1, claiming it matches Astra on benchmarks while costing 5x less — "OpenAI is totally back in less than a week."
An early third-party take framing the model's headline value proposition: flagship-level performance at a fraction of the price.
Related event: GPT-6.1 Sol Matches Astra at One-Fifth the Cost, API Up to 6x Faster(3 posts)→
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