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GPT 6.1 Sol
by OpenAI
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RANKED #18 OF 316 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #23 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.8 · 15,561 VOICES ·
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GPT-6.1 Sol Pro is the same underlying model as [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-6.1-sol), served with `reasoning.mode` set to `pro` for higher-quality responses on complex tasks. **Cost note:** pro mode spends far more...
HAPPY8.7
843 mentions
SAD6.3
806 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 16,168 voices in this window
HOLDING UP
Recent vibe is steady. No clear fade in the crowd.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. OpenAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
GPT 6.1 Sol is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
Qwen3.8 27BWHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
The internet is split on GPT 6.1 Sol. Biggest praise: speed. Biggest gripe: saying no too much.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (39 mentions)
- People feel it is worth the money (37 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (24 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (4 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Sometimes makes things up (29 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (28 mentions)
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (16 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMOSTLY POSITIVE
39 thumbs up · 22 thumbs down
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
37 thumbs up · 23 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightA SORE SPOT
9 thumbs up · 29 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
3 thumbs up · 28 thumbs down
- SpeedPEOPLE LOVE THIS
24 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 16 thumbs down
- WritingPEOPLE LOVE THIS
4 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM REDDIT >
“GPT 6.1 Sol was an insane value when it first dropped but it feels like they jacked up the costs on it or something.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“Sonnet 5.5 30x more expensive than GPT 6.1 Sol on 3D tasks.”
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Grok 4.6> SOURCES (12)
- HACKER NEWS · 2026-09-29 · 1057 UPVOTESGPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
- REDDIT · 2026-09-29 · 752 UPVOTESGPT-6.1 Sol - Apparently near-Astra performance for complex work at a lower cost.
GPT-6.1 Sol - Apparently near-Astra performance for complex work at a lower cost.
- REDDIT · 2026-09-29 · 682 UPVOTESOpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol
- REDDIT · 2026-09-29 · 542 UPVOTESThat didn't backfire at all
That didn't backfire at all
- REDDIT · 2026-09-06 · 347 UPVOTESAstra did what Sol and Fable couldn't
Astra did what Sol and Fable couldn't
- REDDIT · 2026-10-15 · 333 UPVOTESGPT-6.1 Sol examined nearly 800 mathematics papers, finding major errors in 6% and minor mistakes in another 30%. Researchers estimate 90%…
GPT-6.1 Sol examined nearly 800 mathematics papers, finding major errors in 6% and minor mistakes in another 30%. Researchers estimate 90% of its major findings are correct. As AI adoption surged, the major-error rate in newer papers fell to just 1.5%.
- REDDIT · 2026-09-29 · 316 UPVOTESGPT-6.1 Sol Will Release Today
GPT-6.1 Sol Will Release Today
- REDDIT · 2026-09-03 · 191 UPVOTESInsider's opinion on Astra capabilities
Insider's opinion on Astra capabilities
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-09-29 · 4 UPVOTESGPT-Image - General AI Gallery: A Place for Images Created by Users
GPT-Image - General AI Gallery: A Place for Images Created by Users
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-09-30 · 3 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-10-22 · 0 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-10-17 · 0 UPVOTESCodex Rate Limits Discussion Thread
Codex Rate Limits Discussion Thread