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Why it matters
OpenAI cuts price of its cheapest GPT-5.6 model by 80 percent
The Decoder OpenAI goes full China pricing mode with an 80 percent cut to its most affordable GPT-5.6 model
OpenAI cut prices 80 percent for its lowest-tier GPT-5.6 model and 20 percent for its mid-tier model, citing efficiency gains.
Why it matters
Cheaper AI models mean lower costs for apps and services built on top of them, which can pass savings to users.
Latest brief · Jul 30, 2026