OpenAI shared the news in a blog post that highlights its efforts to make AI available to more people, saying: “Our goal is not simply more compute, bigger models, or lower token prices. It is more useful intelligence within reach.” As part of these efforts, OpenAI announced on Thursday that it’s slashing the price of its GPT-5.6 Luna model by 80 percent and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20 percent. [Link: Building abundant intelligence | https://openai.com/index/building-abundant-intelligence/ | OpenAI]

OpenAI is giving 100,000 researchers free frontier access through 2027, the same week it revealed how it cut its agents’ token costs to afford moves like it.

Efficiency gains drive major GPT-5.6 discounts.

The ChatGPT maker lowered the cost of its smaller GPT-5.6 Luna model by 80% and its mid-tier Terra by 20%, while leaving the price of its biggest and flagship Sol model…

OpenAI announced it would cost less to use two of its latest AI models.