Announcement
OpenAI Rolls Out "Ultrafast" Mode for GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI says the mode offers up to 8x faster speeds than Sol Standard in the API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work.
TLDR
OpenAI said on October 8, 2026, that Ultrafast was rolling out for GPT-6.1 Sol, promising near-Astra intelligence at up to 8x Sol Standard’s speed. A post sharing the announcement listed API pricing at $12 per million input tokens and $60 per million output tokens. One commenter said the speed tier signals a shift toward latency competition alongside capability competition.
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