OpenAI's general-purpose reasoning model for complex coding, agent workflows, and professional work, with million-token context, vision, and broad tool support.
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| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Input | Text, images |
| Output | Text |
| Context | 1,050,000 tokens |
| Max Output | 128,000 tokens |
| Vision | ✓ Supported |
| Function Calling | ✓ Supported in full through the Responses API; available in Chat Completions only with reasoning_effort: none |
GPT-6 Sol is a general-purpose reasoning model released by OpenAI on September 22, 2026. Its API identifier is gpt-6-sol. It accepts text and image input, produces text, provides a 1,050,000-token context window with up to 128,000 output tokens, and has a knowledge cutoff of April 20, 2026.
The model is designed for complex coding, agent workflows, and everyday work that requires professional judgment. It offers six reasoning-effort levels from none through max and uses the Responses API for function calling, web search, file search, Code Interpreter, hosted shell, Computer Use, MCP, and other tools. The GPT-6 family also supports asynchronous tool calls and mid-turn steering for long-running execution.
none, low, medium, high, xhigh, or max to match task difficulty and response requirements.| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| 1.05M Context Window | Supports broad analysis across many files, documents, and historical records with less premature splitting. |
| 128K Output Limit | Produces extensive analysis, complete code changes, and large structured results. |
| Six Reasoning Levels | Covers direct responses and deep reasoning within one configurable model. |
| Responses API Tooling | Connects natively to search, files, code execution, shell, Computer Use, MCP, and related capabilities. |
| Asynchronous Tool Calls | Keeps independent tools moving while other calls remain in progress, increasing agent parallelism. |
| Mid-Turn Steering | Accepts new user direction during a long task and adjusts subsequent actions. |
Start with none or low for routine writing, extraction, and focused code changes, then use medium or high for tradeoffs, debugging, and multistep planning. Reserve xhigh and max for difficult work that tolerates longer processing, and select the level using accuracy, completion, and observed latency on a representative evaluation set.
Organize inputs by file, chronology, or topic, then state source boundaries, priorities, and citation requirements in the prompt. A 1.05M-token capacity supports large source sets, but more context does not automatically improve accuracy; retrieval, staged checks, and evidence review remain important.
Asynchronous tool calls let independent searches, reads, or executions progress in parallel instead of waiting for one tool at a time. Mid-turn steering lets a user add constraints or change priorities during execution, and the model incorporates that direction into subsequent steps.
Choose GPT-6 Sol for complex coding, professional judgment, open-ended analysis, and demanding agent workflows. GPT-6 Luna is better aligned with well-scoped, frequently repeated, high-volume work; compare both on the same evaluation set for quality, tool success, and latency.
GPT-6 Sol is available on LinkModel. Open its live model page, copy the published model ID, and send text or image input with the request structure currently shown there. Treat that page as authoritative for the platform route, accepted parameters, and available tools instead of substituting the OpenAI API identifier.
Complete a basic text request with the model ID shown on LinkModel, then test image input, long context, structured outputs, and tool calls separately. Record response fields, truncation, errors, and tool results, and confirm which GPT-6 options LinkModel currently exposes, including reasoning_effort, asynchronous tool calls, and mid-turn steering.
Tiered by input prompt tokens (incl. cache): once over the threshold, the whole request is billed at the higher tier.
| Token Type | Short context ≤272K | Long context >272K |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.5$2-25% | $3$4-25% |
| Output | $7.5$10-25% | $11.25$15-25% |
| Cached input | $0.15$0.2-25% | $0.3$0.4-25% |
| Cache write | $1.875$2.5-25% | $3.75$5-25% |