Several U.S. AI firms have cut usage prices for large models. OpenAI said on the 21st it will lower the benchmark price for its developer-facing flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol by more than 20%, with the discounted rate valid for three months. At the end of last month OpenAI also cut prices on other models—mid-tier models down 20%, low-cost models down 80%. Alphabet’s Google launched GEMINI 3.7 Flash and trimmed pricing to roughly half the prior version. U.S. media say price competition is intensifyi

Several U.S. AI firms have cut usage prices for large models. OpenAI said on the 21st it will lower the benchmark price for its developer-facing flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol by more than 20%, with the discounted rate valid for three months. At the end of last month OpenAI also cut prices on other models—mid-tier models down 20%, low-cost models down 80%. Alphabet’s Google launched GEMINI 3.7 Flash and trimmed pricing to roughly half the prior version. U.S. media say price competition is intensifying, driven in part by open-source and pricing strategies from some Chinese AI firms.