GPT-6 Cyber Pricing: API Costs and Exploit Economics

quantslant@ai:~$ cat news_1 › GPT-6 Cyber costs twice as much as the flagship GPT-6 Astra: $20 per million input tokens and $100 per million output tokens.

quantslant@ai:~$ cat news_2 › That sounds steep until you compare it with OpenAI's benchmark data, where the model generated Linux kernel exploits for an average of $359 each - in an ecosystem where hacking competitions pay $20,000 to $70,000 per exploit.

quantslant@ai:~$ cat news_3 › Here is a breakdown of what typical tasks cost under this pricing model.GPT-6 Cyber Pricing (API, 5 Nov 2026)Input: $20 per 1M tokensCached input: $2 per 1M tokensCache write: $25 for 30 minutes or $50 for 12 hoursOutput: $100 per 1M tokensContext window: 1,050,000 tokens, maximum response length: 128,000 tokensDisclaimer: Knowing the pricing means nothing without access.

quantslant@ai:~$ cat news_4 › The model is available exclusively to organizations approved by OpenAI under the Daybreak Red program.

GPT-6 Cyber Pricing: API Costs and Exploit Economics

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