GPT-5.6 Sol vs GPT-Image-2.5 Flare

GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI) versus GPT-Image-2.5 Flare (OpenAI): API pricing, context window, capabilities and uptime, from the same data as each model page, at the WandAPI default channel price. Input costs 1.5 Credits / M for GPT-5.6 Sol and 17.5 Credits / M for GPT-Image-2.5 Flare, so GPT-5.6 Sol is 91% cheaper.

Input (prompt)
1.5Credits / M
≈ $0.227
Output (completion)
9Credits / M
≈ $1.36
1.05M context · 128K output95% off
GPT-5.6 Sol details
GPT-Image-2.5 Flaregpt-image-2.5-flare
OpenAI
Input (prompt)
17.5Credits / M
≈ $2.65
Output (completion)
105Credits / M
≈ $15.91
— context · — output47% off
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare details
Lower input price
GPT-5.6 Sol
91% cheaper
More exclusive capabilities
GPT-5.6 Sol
Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema

Specs side by side

Item
GPT-5.6 Solgpt-5.6-sol
GPT-Image-2.5 Flaregpt-image-2.5-flare
Input (prompt) · Credits / M1.5≈ $0.22717.5≈ $2.65
Output (completion) · Credits / M9≈ $1.36105≈ $15.91
Cache read · Credits / M0.154.38
Context window1.05M—
Max output128K—
7-day uptime98.5%—
Latest probe latency1.22 s—
Measured throughput137.1 t/s—
ProtocolsOpenAI Responses—
Sample monthly cost (10M in + 2M out)33≈ $5.00385≈ $58.32

Prices are the WandAPI default channel price in Credits (1 Credit = ¥1); green marks the better side. Uptime and latency come from WandAPI probes; a dash means the model is not probed yet.

Capabilities

CapabilityGPT-5.6 SolGPT-Image-2.5 Flare
Vision
Prompt Caching
Function Calling
Reasoning
Response Schema
Streaming
Audio
Video
File Input
Web Search
Realtime
Session
Media
Multipart Form
Binary Response

FAQ

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Sol or GPT-Image-2.5 Flare?

At the WandAPI default channel price, GPT-5.6 Sol input costs 1.5 Credits / M and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare input costs 17.5 Credits / M, so GPT-5.6 Sol is 91% cheaper. Output and cache prices are in the specs table above.

Can I switch between GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare at any time?

Yes. WandAPI calls every model with the same API key; switching is just changing the model field in the request, and billing is split per model in one console.

How do the capabilities of GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-Image-2.5 Flare differ?

Only GPT-5.6 Sol: Function Calling, Reasoning, Response Schema, Streaming. Every other capability is either supported by both or by neither; see the capability table above.

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