3 AI Models Predict Solana Price at the Peak of the Next Bull Run

Solana is entering the next bull run from a much stronger usage base, but it is also carrying more speculative activity. The SOL price is down 5.14% to $99.12 after rejection around $106–$107 and a break below the key $100 level, with macro pressure ahead of CPI adding to the selling. Yet the network has grown far beyond its previous cycle, with RWA holders reaching 510,242 from fewer than 10,000 in early 2025 and more than 263,000 SPL tokens minted in one day, far above the 40,000–50,000 daily peak during December 2024. Institutional demand is also entering the picture through Bitwise purchases and U.S. Solana ETF inflows. With Alpenglow and faster transaction infrastructure ahead, we asked ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini where the Solana price could reach at the next bull market peak. ChatGPT Predicts the SOL Price at the Bull Market Peak ChatGPT gives the widest range, placing the Solana price at $250–$350 in a bear case, $450–$600 in its base case and $700–$1,000+ in an aggressive bull case. Its middle target is based on several measurable developments: RWA holders have reached 510,242, Bitwise has accumulated more than $107 million worth of SOL across 20 trading sessions, and U.S. Solana ETFs recorded $11.73 million in net inflows on September 9. That gives SOL more institutional demand than it had during much of the previous cycle. Source: ChatGPT Network upgrades also form part of ChatGPT’s higher valuation case. Transaction V1 increased the maximum serialized transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, and Alpenglow is targeted for October 2026 with a planned finality time of about 150 milliseconds. Governance changes could also reduce the rate of new SOL issuance, with SGP-0002 doubling the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. Based on these factors, ChatGPT sees $450–$600 as the most reasonable middle-ground range, with $700–$1,000+ requiring a much stronger crypto cycle. Claude Predicts a More Conservative Solana Price Claude is less bullish, putting its central SOL price estimate around $340–$360 and its full peak range at $280–$420. Its reasoning starts with Solana’s previous all-time high near $260 and assumes a higher cycle peak of roughly 30–70% above that level if the fundamental base continues to improve. Source: Claude AI Claude also gives weight to RWA adoption, which has grown from fewer than 10,000 holders in January 2025 to more than 510,000 by September 2026. Alpenglow is the main variable in Claude’s model. A successful deployment around October, delivering approximately 150ms finality, could move SOL toward the upper end of the range. Delays or technical problems would make $280–$320 more plausible. Claude also sees $500+ as possible, but it would require a broad market mania or Solana taking a much larger share of institutional activity.