How can I access GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna on Snowflake?

You can use them through Snowflake Cortex AI Functions and Cortex Inference. Both are available now in public preview.

What is the difference between GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna?

Sol is the stronger option for complex professional and technical work, while Luna is designed for responsive execution at scale.

When will GPT-6 Sol and Luna come to Snowflake CoCo, CoWork, and Cortex Agents?

Support for both models is coming soon to Snowflake CoCo, Snowflake CoWork, and Cortex Agents, according to the announcement.

Large Language ModelsSnowflake AI Blog40m agoSep 29, 2026, 06:00 JST

GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna arrive on Snowflake Cortex AI

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3 Key Points

What happened
OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna are now in public preview on Snowflake Cortex AI, improving on their GPT-5.6 predecessors across professional work, factuality, coding, computer use, and alignment.
Why it matters
Snowflake customers can pick Sol for deeper reasoning or Luna for responsive execution at scale, all within Snowflake's security and governance perimeter.
What to watch
Support is coming soon to Snowflake CoCo, Snowflake CoWork, and Cortex Agents, so the full rollout hinges on those integrations arriving.

WHO IT HITSEnterprise data teams and developers building AI pipelines in SQL or applications on Snowflake's Cortex Inference will be able to choose between the two new models for tasks like summarizing financial filings and analyzing multimodal data.

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Context & Analysis

The announcement follows OpenAI's release of the GPT-5.6 family, which these new models directly succeed. Snowflake is positioning the pair as an upgrade path for teams already using its platform, emphasizing that all calls run within Snowflake's security and governance perimeter—a key consideration for enterprises handling sensitive data.

The two-model strategy mirrors a broader pattern in enterprise AI: offering a high-capability option alongside a faster, more cost-efficient one. Sol targets complex, multi-step reasoning tasks, while Luna is built for high-volume, responsive workloads. This lets teams match the model to the job rather than defaulting to the largest model for every task.

For Snowflake customers, the immediate value is choice within an existing governed environment. The fuller picture will depend on how quickly the promised integrations with CoCo, CoWork, and Cortex Agents arrive, and whether the cost-efficiency gains over GPT-5.6 prove as meaningful in practice as the announcement suggests.

FAQ

How can I access GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna on Snowflake?: You can use them through Snowflake Cortex AI Functions and Cortex Inference. Both are available now in public preview.
What is the difference between GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna?: Sol is the stronger option for complex professional and technical work, while Luna is designed for responsive execution at scale.
When will GPT-6 Sol and Luna come to Snowflake CoCo, CoWork, and Cortex Agents?: Support for both models is coming soon to Snowflake CoCo, Snowflake CoWork, and Cortex Agents, according to the announcement.

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