OpenAI Codex 0.159.1: GPT-6.1 Sol becomes default; Bedrock Mantle & Runtime catalogs updated
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.
Key Takeaways
- Release rust-v0.159.1; ~3 commits / 29 files vs v0.159.0
- Default model is GPT-6.1 Sol in bundled + Bedrock Mantle/Runtime catalogs (#49323, #49342)
- Pricing: $2/$10 per 1M, cached input $0.10; 1.05M context / 128k max out
- Supports Responses tools, computer use, MCP, Skills; reasoning.effort low→max
- Upgrade:
npm i -g @openai/[email protected]; docs at developers.openai.com/codex