OpenAI API firms up GPT-5.6 Sol discount deadline: Nov. 30, 2026
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of OpenAI's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional pricing window was extended: previously open-ended 'at least through November 21, 2026', now set to a firm end date of November 30, 2026. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists gpt-image-2.5-flare at $2 per 1M cached image input tokens + $30 per 1M image output tokens, gpt-6.1-sol at $0.20 per 1M cached input tokens (long context) + $2 per 1M input tokens (short context), gpt-6-luna at $0.25 per 1M cache write tokens (long context) + $0.20 per 1M input tokens (long context), gpt-5.6-sol at $30 per 1M output tokens (long context) + $8 per 1M input tokens (long context) and gpt-6-astra at $20 per 1M input tokens (long context) + $1 per 1M cached input tokens (short context).
It lands 35 days after OpenAI's previous change, "Openai API halves GPT-6.1 Sol cached input price to $0.10 per 1M tokens" (Oct 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Openai API Business: new $100/mo Premium seat tier + 200-employee cap" (Aug 31, 2026). OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window X, Metabase, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional pricing window was extended: previously open-ended 'at least through November 21, 2026', now set to a firm end date of November 30, 2026.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional pricing window was extended: previously open-ended 'at least through November 21, 2026', now set to a firm end date of November 30, 2026. | Discount change | |
Values as written on OpenAI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of OpenAI's pricing page (openai.com) from Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page.
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OpenAI, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026packagingOpenAI API firms up GPT-5.6 Sol discount deadline: Nov. 30, 2026 · this change
- Oct 5, 2026decreaseOpenai API halves GPT-6.1 Sol cached input price to $0.10 per 1M tokens
- Aug 31, 2026packagingOpenai API Business: new $100/mo Premium seat tier + 200-employee cap
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- XNov 9X drops Grok Imagine Image Quality model from API pricing table
- MetabaseNov 9Metabase adds Data apps beta to Pro, brings 2FA to Starter plan
- AnthropicOct 31Anthropic splits Max into Max ($100) and Ultra ($200), replacing Max 20x
- MicrosoftOct 26Microsoft Microsoft365 365 rewrites Copilot AI bullets, drops webinars line from Teams
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
Questions about this change
Did OpenAI raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on OpenAI's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional pricing window was extended: previously open-ended 'at least through November 21, 2026', now set to a firm end date of November 30, 2026. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenAI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for OpenAI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Openai API halves GPT-6.1 Sol cached input price to $0.10 per 1M tokens" on Oct 5, 2026; OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.