GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50%

Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by paxys on Monday August 17, 2026 @10:16PM (#49340342)

Because API pricing is for corporations and subscriptions are for consumers.

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Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by wmf on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @12:38AM (#49341328)

Are we supposed to just shrug at the idea of businesses paying 10x more for raw materials than consumers? How long can this go on?

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Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by kelvinjps10 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:01AM (#49342306)

Hopefully for a long time this is like the beginnings of a vac startup, enjoy while you can before the enshitification comes

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Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by zipy124 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @10:14AM (#49345941)

I mean this is kind of standard in a lot of industries? Businesses get reliability/support usually for the price increase. Just look at lots of industrial tech. Or business vs consumer 3D printers, or business vs consumer laptops etc....

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Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by blitzar on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:33AM (#49342584)

I thought corporations were meant to be smart and get b2b / volume discounts - not pay 5-10x what the man in the street is paying.

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Re:GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50% by oblio on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:36AM (#49342605)

FOMO. This won't last forever.

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