OpenAI and Anthropic accelerate the frontier-model price and capability race

OpenAI reportedly launched GPT-6 Sol and Luna with lower prices and claimed reliability gains, while Anthropic released Opus 5.5 with lower costs, strong company-reported performance, and added cyber and biology safeguards. The launches could broaden access and intensify platform competition, but independent benchmarks, safety evaluations, availability, and pricing comparisons remain pending.