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OpenAI to publicly release GPT-5.6 AI models, ending government-requested limits
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OpenAI said it will publicly release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models on Thursday, roughly two weeks after the artificial intelligence company limited the rollout to a "small group of trusted partners" at the request of the U.S. government.
Key facts
- The public launch of the GPT-5.6 models comes after OpenAI's chief rival, Anthropic, restored access to its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a weeks-long clash with the government
- OpenAI said it will publicly release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models on Thursday, roughly two weeks after the artificial intelligence company limited the rollout to a "small group of trusted
- Happy building," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a post on X late Tuesday
- We don't believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default," OpenAI said at the time
Summary
"Happy building," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a post on X late Tuesday. OpenAI announced the models in June, and it initially agreed to release them to a select group of organizations whose "participation has been shared with the government," according to a blog post. "We don't believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default," OpenAI said at the time. The public launch of the GPT-5.6 models comes after OpenAI's chief rival, Anthropic, restored access to its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a weeks-long clash with the government.