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  "title": "GPT-5.6 Sol is 50% off on AI Gateway for the next month",
  "why_included": "Vercel cut GPT-5.6 Sol pricing by 50% through September 18, making direct AI Gateway runs cheaper across every tier without changing model IDs or agent configs.",
  "summary": "GPT-5.6 Sol is **50% off through September 18** for requests billed directly through Vercel AI Gateway’s OpenAI provider. Default pricing is now **$2.50 input / $15 output per million tokens**.",
  "practical_implication": "Existing requests use the lower rate without a model-ID change. Builders can connect Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi and select **openai/gpt-5.6-sol** to test harder agent tasks at the temporary price.",
  "agent_context": "GPT-5.6 Sol is **50% off through September 18** for requests billed directly through Vercel AI Gateway’s OpenAI provider. Default pricing is now **$2.50 input / $15 output per million tokens**.\n\nExisting requests use the lower rate without a model-ID change. Builders can connect Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi and select **openai/gpt-5.6-sol** to test harder agent tasks at the temporary price.\n\nThe offer excludes **BYOK requests**. It covers all gateway tiers, regions, token types, caching, and long-context use, but the material gives no post-promotion pricing commitment beyond the original rates.",
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    "url": "https://vercel.com/changelog/gpt-5-6-sol-is-50-off-on-ai-gateway-for-the-next-month",
    "published_at": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z"
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    "The offer excludes **BYOK requests**. It covers all gateway tiers, regions, token types, caching, and long-context use, but the material gives no post-promotion pricing commitment beyond the original rates."
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    "meaning": "The discount lowers the cost of a time-bounded GPT-5.6 Sol evaluation without requiring client or model-ID migration, but it does not establish a durable routing economy. Teams should use the window to measure difficult-task quality and token consumption, then reassess against the original rate because BYOK is excluded and post-promotion pricing is unchanged.",
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        "reason": "Both promotions create lower-cost evaluation windows through the same agent clients and Gateway controls, while requiring a later decision based on normal pricing and workload results."
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        "title": "GLM 5.2 free for eve agents through August 27 via Blackbox on AI Gateway",
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        "reason": "The local proxy offers broader provider portability, but contrasts with this managed discount by shifting credential custody, compatibility, and gateway maintenance to the operator."
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  "published_at": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "modified_at": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
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