OpenAI: GPT-5.6

Name: GPT-5.6 API
Brand: Openai

stable

GPT-5.6 is available through Everstack's OpenAI-compatible gateway with routing, fallback, retries, and observability.

gpt-5.6gpt-solreleased Jul 9, 2026

Provider Quick start

Context

1.1M

tokens

Max output

128K

tokens

Input

$4.00

per 1M

Output

$20.00

per 1M

Activity

Daily period usage

Aggregated managed Everstack traffic. Buckets below 5 tenants or 100 requests are withheld.

Providers

ProviderContextInput /MOutput /M

OpenAI

1.1M$4.00$20.00

Pricing

Item	Price	Unit
Input	$4.00	per 1M tokens
Output	$20.00	per 1M tokens
Cache read	$0.40	per 1M tokens
Cache write	$5.00	per 1M tokens

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Details

Model ID: gpt-5.6
Family: gpt-sol
Status: stable
Knowledge: Feb 16, 2026
Released: Jul 9, 2026

Gateway Config

API: 2024-01-01
Auth: OPENAI_API_KEY
Discovery: static
Provider type: static

Quick Start

index.ts

import Everstack from "@everstack/node";const client = new Everstack({  apiKey: process.env.EVERSTACK_API_KEY!,  baseUrl: "https://{instance}.{region}.everstack.ai",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({  model: "@openai/gpt-5.6",  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain vector cache routing." }],});console.log(completion.choices[0]?.message?.content);

Endpoint

Base URL

https://api.openai.com/v1

Chat completions

https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions

Model

gpt-5.6

Auth env

OPENAI_API_KEY

GPT-5.6 FAQ

How much does the GPT-5.6 API cost?

Through OpenAI, GPT-5.6 costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20.00 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6?

GPT-5.6 accepts up to 1.1M tokens of context and returns up to 128K output tokens on OpenAI.

What can GPT-5.6 do?

GPT-5.6 supports chat, function calling, image input and reasoning. It accepts text, image and PDF input.

How do I call GPT-5.6 through Everstack?

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at your Everstack gateway and set the model to @openai/gpt-5.6. Everstack adds retries, provider fallback, caching, per-tenant budgets and OpenTelemetry traces for every request.