Release2026-09-22

OpenAI launched GPT-6 Sol and Luna. Sol targets complex tasks like coding. Luna targets clerical work like summarizing documents. Both cost half as much as GPT-5.6 Sol and Luna. GPT-6 Sol makes half as many mistakes as its predecessor. The models are available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for most paid accounts. They are also available in the ChatGPT API. Luna is available in the desktop app and for Free and Go users. OpenAI will roll out the models to ChatGPT app and website gradually.

What changed

GPT-5.6 Sol and Luna were the current models.

What it unlocks

Using Astra-level reliability at lower cost for coding and clerical tasks.

  • half the cost of GPT-5.6 Sol and Luna
  • half as many mistakes as predecessor

What you need to act on it

  • a paid account for ChatGPT Work and Codex
  • ChatGPT API access

Send this to someone who needs it

Shares the story and its sources. Nothing about you.

What does this mean for your job?

This is the story as everyone gets it. Once a week we send you the version written for your role — what changed, why it matters for the work you actually do, and one thing to try. Free while we tune it.