OpenAI token价格砍半,冲刺1.2万亿美元估值
在1.2万亿美元估值融资谈判曝光数日后,GPT-6 Sol与Luna将API价格下调50%,并叠加90%的缓存折扣。省下钱的是开发者,押上“以量补价”赌注的是资产负债表。
Vincent Jiang · 3 min read
token卖半价,比Anthropic晚90分钟
OpenAI于9月22日发布GPT-6 Sol和Luna,API价格较所替代的GPT-5.6档位砍半:Sol输入为每百万token 2美元、输出为10美元,Luna分别为0.10美元和0.50美元1。萨姆·奥特曼在X上的推介中写道:“每token价格减半,每任务成本更低”2。约90分钟前,Anthropic刚发布Claude Opus 5.5,定价为每百万token 4美元和20美元;Anthropic称,按典型工作负载计算,这一价格比Opus 5便宜40%,但仍是Sol的两倍24。短短一个下午,模型市场的中端定价就此改写。
Sol定价为Claude Opus 5.5的一半,Luna仅为四十分之一
- 输入
- 输出
Data
| 输入 | 输出 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Luna | $0.1 | $0.5 |
| GPT-6 Sol | $2 | $10 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 |
降价背后,压着一笔万亿美元级的要价
这轮降价落地前一周,路透社报道称,投资方主动发起早期谈判,拟以接近1.2万亿美元的估值对OpenAI开展新一轮融资5。支撑这一要价的融资材料预测,2026年至2030年,公司自由现金流为负2780亿美元;算力开支达8560亿美元,同期累计收入为8400亿美元;收入将增长十倍,从360亿美元升至3500亿美元6。照这套预测,单是算力账单一项,就会超过OpenAI预期获得的全部收入。
OpenAI自己的五年账:算力账单预计超过同期全部收入
- Estimate
Data
| Value | |
|---|---|
| 累计收入 (estimate) | $840B |
| 算力与基础设施开支 (estimate) | $856B |
| 累计自由现金流 (estimate) | -$278B |
智能体开发者把降价实惠装进口袋
现在,缓存输入读取可享90%的缓存折扣7。OpenAI官方发布的客户案例显示:Manus把缓存命中率从约85%提升到90%以上;Wordsmith将推理成本降低36%;GitHub在数十亿次请求中,把需要重新处理的提示词token占比削减了一半以上7。Parallel用GPT-6 Astra执行研究任务,耗时和成本双双减半8。
面对Anthropic,这套价格阶梯要按单任务成本来算。在AutomationBench测试中,Sol得分33.2%,单任务成本0.27美元;OpenAI给出的对比数字是Claude Opus 5得分26.9%、成本为Sol的11.1倍——依据是对手公布的分数,而非同场对跑的实测12。Anthropic自己发布的数据则显示,Opus 5.5在同一测试中的任务完成率为40%4。
降价是以量补价的承诺
OpenAI称这次降价是直接让利,把缓存和推理环节的节省原样转给客户1。但算术更冷峻:价格下调50%后,收入要持平,用量就必须增长到原来的两倍以上;而融资材料里已经预设了十倍的增长。
压力一头来自下方:阿里巴巴、DeepSeek和月之暗面推出的中国开源权重模型,把大量此类工作免费做掉了2;另一头来自北京——监管部门当天对DeepSeek和月之暗面立案调查,事由是将用户数据转发给Claude9。Ramp首席经济学家阿拉·哈拉扎尼安(Ara Kharazian)对《财富》表示,各家实验室正身处“一场价格战,它在拉低AI价格的同时,也在拉低实验室从中盈利的能力”3。
token卖半价,股权卖全价
OpenAI一边半价卖token,一边全价卖股权。如果低价档位的用量增长到原来的两倍以上,这轮降价就能自行回本;否则,1.2万亿美元的估值就只能押在一条刚被打折的收入线上。Anthropic预计最早于10月中旬启动IPO推介,眼下也在盯着同一根指针5。
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02Verified & cross-validated9 claims · 33 data feeds▾
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- 1OpenAI, Introducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna, 22 September 2026
- 2The Next Web, OpenAI cuts GPT-6 prices in half with Sol and Luna, 22 September 2026
- 3Fortune, What AI slowdown? OpenAI, Anthropic release dueling models as price wars heat up, 22 September 2026
- 4SiliconANGLE, Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI counters with two cheaper GPT-6 models, 22 September 2026
- 5Reuters, OpenAI mulls funding round at $1.2 trillion valuation ahead of IPO, FT reports, 15 September 2026
- 6Reuters, OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030, FT reports, 18 September 2026
- 7OpenAI, Better prompt caching for GPT-6, 22 September 2026
- 8OpenAI, Parallel cut research time and cost in half with GPT-6 Astra, 22 September 2026
- 9Gizmodo, China Probes DeepSeek, Moonshot AI Over Anthropic's Claims They Route Requests to Claude, 22 September 2026
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