Overview
LLM API pricing tracks list rates, throughput tiers (e.g. Fast mode), and credit accounting across ChatGPT/Codex subscriptions as frontier labs compete on price-performance.
Timeline
- 2026-07-30: openai gpt-5-6-luna −80%, gpt-5-6-terra −20%; Sol Fast mode (2026-07-31-openai-gpt-56-luna-terra-price-cuts)
- 2026-07-09: GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna GA pricing established
Key Players
Analysis
Routing between Luna/Terra/Sol becomes a primary cost lever; 25× family spread changes when Luna is “good enough.”