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GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price

SteadyVane has taken 37 readings of GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price since Sep 29, 2026: 362 upvotes at the first reading, 1,064 at the latest (+702). Its biggest one-day gain was +344 on Sep 29, 2026.

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362

first seen upvotes

1,064

peak upvotes

1,064

latest upvotes

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first seen Sep 29, 2026 · last seen Oct 4, 2026 · published Sep 29, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Oct 4, 2026	1,064	0
Oct 3, 2026	1,064	+2
Oct 2, 2026	1,062	+2
Oct 1, 2026	1,060	+16
Sep 30, 2026	1,044	+338
Sep 29, 2026	706	+344

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: September 30, 2026.

In the brief

OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol announcement went from 362 to 956 points on Hacker News in 16 hours
A fifth of the price matters more than near-Astra intelligence if near means nine-tenths on your task.

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