'Pausing' intensifies: OpenAI unleashes latest model minutes after Dario dumps Magnum Opus

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 by Tyler DurdenWednesday, Sep 23, 2026 - 04:55 AMUpdate (1417ET): Well, well, well...Anthropic's new Opus launch went up around lunchtime in New York, and by early afternoon OpenAI had rolled out GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, halving prices yet again.GPT-6 Sol now costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output, half the $4/$20 promo rate Anthropic matched earlier today. GPT-6 Luna goes for a dime in and 50 cents out, pricing that looks built to fight the open-weight models eatin