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Cost anatomy

GPT-5.6 Sol Long Context

OpenAI / Azure OpenAIFoundry ·Global

Fresh input / cached input / output cost breakdown, active and scheduled rates, provenance, same-model deployment markup, and cost-comparable alternatives for this purchasable lane.

Start with a pattern

Illustrative workloads

Pick a useful starting shape, then fine-tune every input below.

Fine-tune

Workload and pricing scenario

Adjust the token shape, cache behavior, time window, and service tier. Every number below updates immediately.

Interactive

Workload cost calculator

60M
210K
90%

Share of input tokens served from cache. Applied only to models with a cache meter.

Time

Rows with a rate that changes by time of day, promo window or service tier are priced for this scenario instead of their flat listed rate; a brand-colored label under the model name names which one applies. Context size for band-priced rows uses the input-token count below.

Picking a specific hour also previews time-of-day rates that are scheduled but have not started billing yet; those rows are labelled · preview with their start instant. Now only ever shows rates that are billable at this moment.

Rate state

What this lane charges right now

Priced under the workload and scenario above. The full published schedule below always shows every variant regardless of which scenario is selected.

Standard (from 2026-09-01) — priced under the selected scenario, differs from the flat listed rate

Input / 1M
$8.00
CHF 6.44
Cached input / 1M
$0.80
CHF 0.644
Output / 1M
$30.00
CHF 24.15
Full published schedule
Standard (from 2026-09-01)
Standard (from 2026-09-01)$8.00 / $0.80 / $30.00Priority (from 2026-09-01)$16.00 / $1.60 / $60.00Flex (verified 2026-10-18)$4.00 / $0.40 / $15.00
Cost anatomy

Where this workload's cost goes

60M input tokens (90% cache hit) and 210K output tokens, at the resolved rate above.

$48.00
Fresh input · CHF 38.64
$43.20
Cached input · CHF 34.78
$6.30
Output · CHF 5.07
$97.50
Workload total · CHF 78.49

$48.00 + $43.20 + $6.30 = $97.50

Provenance

How much to trust these numbers

InputofficialCached inputofficialOutputofficial

Long Context tier; the original Foundry rate was $10.00/$1.00/$45.00. The commercial September 1, 2026 retail tranche now carries $8.00/$0.80/$30.00, matching OpenAI's direct long-context promotion.

Azure Retail Prices API, serviceName 'Foundry Models', captured 2026-09-14: the original '5.6 sol LongCo Inp/Cd Inp/Opt Std Gl 1M Tokens' meters were $10.00/$1.00/$45.00 effective 2026-07-01; the commercial '5.6 sol LongCo Inp Std Gl', '5.6 sol LongCo Cd Inp Std Gl', '5.6 sol LongCo Cd Wr Std Gl' and '5.6 sol LongCo Opt Std Gl 1M Tokens' meters are $8.00/$0.80/$10.00/$30.00 per M effective 2026-09-01 across 24 Global regions. OpenAI's official API pricing page lists the matching $8.00/$0.80/$30.00 direct long-context promotion; the dated variants below represent the current Azure retail rates.

Azure Retail Prices API — Foundry ModelsRate effective 2026-07-21Catalog audited 2d ago — current
Direct vs Foundry

Same-model deployment markup

How much this Foundry lane costs over the same model's Direct API rate.

Not available — no Direct API listing exists for this exact model in the catalog.

Cost-comparable

Other lanes within ±25% of this workload's cost

Same provider first, then ranked by cost proximity, for 60M in / 210K out. This is a cost ranking only — never a quality recommendation.

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