OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 token prices by up to 80% to compete with China's open-weight models

OpenAI reduces token prices on GPT-5.6 models by as much as 80% in an effort to undercut China's growing open-weight AI ecosystem. The price cuts come as businesses push back on AI costs and Chinese labs offer free models.

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