OpenAI Codex CLI shipped rust-v0.159.1 on 2026-09-29 (npm @openai/[email protected]): GPT-6.1 Sol is now the default in the bundled catalog and Amazon Bedrock Mantle/Runtime catalogs (API id gpt-6.1-sol). Official pricing $2/$10 per 1M tokens (cached input $0.10), 1.05M context, 128k max output. ~3 commits / 29 files vs v0.159.0.

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In-Depth Technical Analysis

Background

Codex’s default model drives cost and latency. v0.159.1 wires GPT-6.1 Sol into the bundled catalog and Amazon Bedrock Mantle/Runtime catalogs so CLI and Bedrock paths stay aligned.

What shipped

rust-v0.159.1 (#49323, #49342). API id gpt-6.1-sol. Diff vs v0.159.0: ~3 commits / 29 files. npm @openai/[email protected].

Benchmarks

No SWE-bench in the release notes. Official specs: $2/$10 per 1M, cached input $0.10, 1.05M context, 128k max out; computer use / MCP / Skills supported. Validate Astra vs Sol on your tasks.

Get started

npm i -g @openai/[email protected]; override with --model gpt-6.1-sol if config pins an older model. Docs: developers.openai.com/codex.