OpenAI launches a limited preview of GPT-5.6 for a 'small group of trusted partners'
Key takeaways
- The model’s three variants will be available more broadly in the coming weeks.
- jamesonwu1972/Shutterstock Open AI has started previewing its GPT‑5.6 series, which will be available in three versions, to a limited number of trusted partners.
- The company gave the US government a preview of GPT‑5.6 and its capabilities before today.
The model’s three variants will be available more broadly in the coming weeks.
jamesonwu1972/Shutterstock Open AI has started previewing its GPT‑5.6 series, which will be available in three versions, to a limited number of trusted partners. The company says the variant Sol is its strongest model yet, while Terra is for everyday use and has a similar performance to GPT‑5.5 despite being twice as cheap. Luna, the last variant, is the company's lowest cost model. Open AI plans to give them a broad release sometime in the coming weeks.
The company gave the US government a preview of GPT‑5.6 and its capabilities before today. It's also by the administration's request that it is previewing the model to a small group of trusted partners "whose participation has been shared" with the government. "We don't believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default," OpenAI wrote in its announcement. It said it's taking the "short-term step," for now, because it ensures it can release its latest model series to the public soon.