// AI hot topic · 2026-W40 #2 · General
GPT-6.1 Sol: hotspot #2 of 2026-W40, covered by 6 outlets, first reported on 2026-09-29 (Beijing time). Below: what happened, why it matters, a dated timeline of all 7 sources, and the models, prices and tools involved.
Week 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-04Updated 2026-10-26Sources: official & media reports only
Vendor claim The key facts come from the company’s own announcement and have not been independently verified.
On 29 September OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, claiming near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API prices; Devin says list price matches GPT-6 Sol with cache reads 95% cheaper. OpenAI also launched Dots, proactive assistants that keep working across complex projects.
Near-flagship models at much lower prices are the workhorses of agents; Platformer reads Dots as a more business-focused take on agents.
OpenAI API developers, enterprise users and coding-tool vendors.
Written from the 7 reports below (2026-09-29 – 2026-10-01, Beijing time). We add no facts beyond what the sources say.
Oldest first. Headlines are in the original language and link to the original article.
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On 29 September OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, claiming near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API prices; Devin says list price matches GPT-6 Sol with cache reads 95% cheaper. OpenAI also launched Dots, proactive assistants that keep working across complex projects.
The first report we collected was on 2026-09-29 (Beijing time), the latest on 2026-10-01: 09-29 4 reports, 09-30 2 reports, 10-01 1 report. It was #2 in the 2026-W40 weekly report (2026-09-28 – 2026-10-04).
6 outlets covered it. The earliest report we collected is “Introducing dots” (OpenAI News, 2026-09-29 Beijing time). Sources include OpenAI News, Vercel Changelog, Windsurf Blog, TLDR AI, Platformer. Labels: Vendor claim — The key facts come from the company’s own announcement and have not been independently verified. All 7 source links are listed on this page in date order.
Official list price: $2 in / $10 out per 1M tokens, context 1.05M (checked 2026-10-10). Third-party channel prices and history are on the GPT-6 Sol model page.
Official list price: $2 in / $10 out per 1M tokens, context 1.05M (checked 2026-10-10). Third-party channel prices and history are on the GPT-6.1 Sol model page.
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