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The Great AI Price War Just Got Real: Inside OpenAI's 80% Price Cut
OpenAI slashed GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80% in a dramatic move that's reshaping the AI industry's economics. What's driving this price war, and what does it mean for the future of AI?
Lavamgam AIJul 31, 20264 min read read
The Announcement
OpenAI made a move that sent shockwaves through the AI industry: it slashed the prices of its GPT-5.6 Luna model by a staggering 80% and cut GPT-5.6 Terra by 20%. The company also introduced a premium Fast mode for its flagship GPT-5.6 Sol model. As VentureBeat reported, this positions Luna much closer to the lowest-cost commercial models available today, with pricing now at just $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens.
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