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OpenAI typically charges 4–6 times more for output tokens than input tokens, because the computation involved in generation far exceeds that of comprehension.
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7/8/2026
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GPT-5.6 Review: Modest Performance Gains, Three Alarming Safety Incidents
bilibiliNixAI6/27/2026
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