The Artificial Intelligence Show · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
OpenAI's new GPT 5.6 family includes tiered models like 'Soul' (flagship), 'Terra' (balanced), and 'Luna' (low-cost). This tiered approach aims to democratize access by offering different levels of performance and pricing, allowing businesses to select the most suitable and cost-effective option for their specific use cases.
“Soul is a smart, efficient, and significant step forward. It is the same price as 5.5. All so launching in the 5.6 family is Terra, with 5.5 level performance at half the price.”
“And I think that's going to be really important for people to understand as they look at how to adopt these models into their businesses. Because, you know, maybe you don't need the power of Soul for every single use case. Maybe Luna or Terra is sufficient and more cost-effective.”
“So it's great to see them thinking about how to democratize access not only through the phased rollout, but also through tiered pricing and tiered capabilities.”