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GPT-6.1 Sol doesn’t support reasoning effort none or minimal

Rejected Applies to gpt-6.1-sol on the OpenAI Chat Completions and OpenAI Responses API.

OpenAI's docs describe this error but don't quote the exact message, so we don't either.

How to fix it

Remove the setting or use medium, the default.

Before
{
  "input": "Summarize this ticket.",
  "model": "gpt-5.6-sol",
  "reasoning": {
    "effort": "minimal"
  }
}
After (GPT-6.1 Sol)
{
  "input": "Summarize this ticket.",
  "model": "gpt-6.1-sol",
  "reasoning": {
    "effort": "medium"
  }
}

Official source

GPT-6.1 Sol does not support none or minimal and defaults to medium.

https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning (last checked 2026-11-02)

Other changes for the same models

All migration errors

FAQ

How do I fix this when moving to gpt-6.1-sol?

Remove the setting or use medium, the default.

Where is this documented?

In OpenAI’s official docs: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/reasoning, last checked 2026-11-02.