GPT-5.6

Observed through

Tokscale Model Report

GPT-5.6 model details and observed coding usage from Tokscale.

Reality Snapshot

Observed tokens

3.3B+363.6%

over 30 days

Estimated tracked spend

$6.4K

Invoices may differ

Active developers

10+0

this month

30-day momentum

+363.6%

Compared with the prior 30-day window

Most-used client

OpenCode100%

of observed tokens

Observed Usage

Tokens observedDaily active developers
Observed coding tokens over 30 daysDaily observed usage from Jul 12 through Aug 10, with active developer activity for context.1B800M600M400M200M0543210Jul 12Jul 15Jul 18Jul 21Jul 24Jul 27Jul 29Aug 1Aug 4Aug 7Aug 10

How developers use it

Usage by coding client

Sharevs 30 days

Token composition

Share of observed tokens

70%cache read
Cache read2.3B70%
Input964M30%
Output5.3M<1%
Reasoning3.4M<1%
Cache-heavy workloadMost observed tokens reuse cached context across requests.

Observed Variants

defaultgpt-5.61.7B$4.9K$2.9251.08%
via codexcodex/gpt-5.61.5B$1.4K$0.9046.74%
fastgpt-5.6-fast71M$110.6$1.552.18%

Token Economics

Estimated spend profile

OpenCode$6.4K99.88%
Codex CLI$7.350.12%
Claude Code$0.170%

Observed cost signals

Estimated spend per 1M tracked tokens$1.95
Cache-read share70.2%
Estimated cache savingsNot available
Typical workloadcontext-heavy

Estimated tracked spend calculated from Tokscale model and provider pricing data. Actual invoices may differ.

Model Momentum

+363.6%30-day growthRank: Observed model

Compared with the prior non-overlapping window

Fastest-growing client: OpenCode

800M533M267M0Jul 12Jul 27Aug 10

Official Model Details

ProviderOpenAI

Tokscale Insight

GPT-5.6 recorded 3.3B coding tokens across 10 developers during the latest 30-day Tokscale window.

Observed confidenceHigh