GPT-5.6 Sol in GitHub Copilot

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In GitHub Copilot, GPT-5.6 Sol costs $4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens, billed as AI credits at $0.01 each. A typical daily-coding request works out to about 5.1 credits (about $0.05) with auto model selection on. Rates verified against GitHub's rate sheet on 2026-08-17.

Token rates

Input / 1M
$4.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.40
Output / 1M
$20.00
Cost per credit
$0.01

Requests above 272,000 input tokens bill at the long-context tier ($10.00 in / $45.00 out per 1M).

Credits per request

Defined workload baskets, not measured tasks, with auto model selection on.

WorkloadCredits (auto on)Credits (auto off)Cost
Short chat turn2.62.9$0.03
Daily coding request5.15.6$0.05
Agent session step16.818.6$0.17

At about 5.1 credits per daily-coding request, GPT-5.6 Sol ranks #18 of 22 current models by cost, about 18.1x the cheapest (GPT-5.6 Luna).

Requests per plan allowance

Daily-coding requests the included monthly credits buy, before any overage.

PlanCredits / monthRequests
Copilot Pro1,500295
Copilot Pro+7,0001,379
Copilot Max20,0003,940
Copilot Business1,900374
Copilot Enterprise3,900768
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