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  "id": 10746541,
  "title": "OpenAI launches cheaper AI model, after scrapping one deemed unsafe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-launches-cheaper-ai-model-after-scrapping-one-deemed-unsafe",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T18:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260930/openai-launches-cheaper-ai-model-after-scrapping-one-deemed-unsafe"
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  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI launched a new mid-range artificial intelligence model Tuesday that costs five times less than its flagship offering, one day after scrapping an upgraded version deemed unreliable. GPT-6.1 Sol ranks below OpenAI's most powerful model, GPT-6 Astra, released in early September. The company on Monday said it abandoned plans for GPT-6.1 Astra because the model frequently…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "OpenAI launches cheaper AI model, after scrapping one deemed unsafe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-launches-cheaper-ai-model-after-scrapping-one-deemed-unsafe-10750201",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:22:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, a cheaper AI model with near-flagship performance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-sol-a-cheaper-ai-model-with-near-flagship",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:37:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth the price after scrapping Astra upgrade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-sol-at-one-fifth-the-price-after-scrapping",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:42:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol with Astra-like performance on a budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-sol-with-astra-like-performance-on-a-budget",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:58:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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