Dev calls out OpenAI's messy GPT-5.6 pricing: mini/nano hiked, luna reverted, terra left behind
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-10-28
Developer Josh Purtell publicly questioned OpenAI's GPT-5.6 pricing: the old GPT-5 / mini / nano ladder had a clean 5x price gap giving each tier a clear niche, but mini/nano prices were raised for the 5.6 release, then dropped back for luna — while terra kept the higher prices. He argues that if terra's price had been cut 80% instead of 20%, it would likely be a massive hit, given mini-tier models have always punched above their size.
A direct, user-side cost critique of OpenAI's latest pricing changes; no official response shown.
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