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Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna released
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI releases GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna.
Big model release today - I wrote about Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna - plus comparison grids of pelicans by the different model families at different reasoning levels simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/22/...
§ sources14 publications · timeline below
- bsky.appBig model release today - I wrote about Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna - plus comparison grids of pelicans by the different model families at different reasoning levels simonwillison.net/…primary
- Google News — AIGPT-6 Sol vs Claude Opus 5.5 Head-to-Head: Who Wins the "King of Cost-Effectiveness" Title on the Same Day - 36Kr
- AnthropicIntroducing Claude Opus 5.5
- SiliconANGLEAnthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI counters with two cheaper GPT-6 models
- GizmodoOpenAI Releases New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models, Sells Them as Mini-Astras
- MacRumorsOpenAI's New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models Bring Astra Improvements to Cheaper Tiers
- Yahoo FinanceOpenAI Introduces GPT-6 Sol And Luna, Slashing API Prices 50% To Bring Advanced AI To More Users
- NewsCordOpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol And GPT-6 Luna With Half-Price API Costs: 11 outlets compared
- Google News — AIClaude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI GPT-6 Sol & Luna both launch today with lower costs - 9to5google.com
- Google News — AIOpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna cut prices in half but barely move the needle on performance - the-decoder.com
- Constellation ResearchOpenAI adds GPT-6 Luna and Sol, touts lower prices
- The Next WebOpenAI cuts GPT-6 prices in half with Sol and Luna
- Microsoft AzureGPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna: For production agents in Microsoft Foundry
- CNBCAnthropic and OpenAI roll out cheaper models in first release since call for slowdown
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- primary — CNBC publishes the launch post.
- Microsoft Azure picks up coverage.
- The Next Web picks up coverage.
- Constellation Research picks up coverage.
- Google News — AI picks up coverage.
- Google News — AI picks up coverage.
- NewsCord picks up coverage.
- Yahoo Finance picks up coverage.
- MacRumors picks up coverage.
- Gizmodo picks up coverage.
- SiliconANGLE picks up coverage.
- Anthropic picks up coverage.
- Bluesky — Simon Willison picks up coverage.
- Google News — AI picks up coverage.