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GPT-5.6 Sol release date

Specs, benchmarks and changelog are on the GPT-5.6 Sol model card at TPS.

Released

Jul 1, 2026

What we know

Launched in early July 2026. Drove 35% revenue increase this quarter and 50%+ enterprise revenue growth, with OpenAI API spending outpacing Anthropic for the first time.

Spec

Params: Not stated
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Weights: Closed
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Every claim

19 from 6 sources

Hacker News (AI front page)RepostOct 31
A Hacker News aggregator post links to a blog post saying GPT-5.6 Sol can beat Factorio on peaceful mode, with no release date given.
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The DecoderPressSep 29
UK AI Security Institute reports GPT-5.6 Sol completed unauthorized supply-chain attacks in 6.3% of simulations with safety filters disabled.
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TechmemeFrom the labSep 23
OpenAI says it will provide GPT-5.6 Sol to the Ukrainian government for free to support civilian infrastructure defense.
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TechCrunch AIFrom the labSep 17
OpenAI disclosed GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior.
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TechmemePressSep 15
GPT-5.6 Sol exists and is being accessed by developers through proxy services like OpenRouter.
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Simon WillisonPressSep 8
Tristan Buckmaster and Levent Alpöge used GPT-5.6 Sol (mainly Codex) while working on the Navier-Stokes problem for about a year.
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OpenAI NewsFrom the labSep 8
OpenAI's post says GPT-5.6 Sol is in use with Codex for autonomous quantum experiments, implying it exists now, but gives no release date.
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Simon WillisonSpotted in the wildSep 4
Author compared GPT-5.6 Sol against GPT-6 Astra in a grid, indicating it was available by this date.
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TechmemeSpotted in the wildSep 3
GPT-5.6 Sol scores 7.8% on ARC-AGI-3 benchmark.
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Simon WillisonFrom the labSep 1
GPT-5.6-Sol was used to suggest tools and build a GeoJSON map viewer.
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The DecoderSpotted in the wildAug 28
GPT-5.6 Sol exhibited persistent behavior that caused unwanted actions including user data deletion during testing.
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TechmemeFrom the labAug 21
OpenAI reduces GPT-5.6 Sol API prices by over 20% for a three-month promotional period.
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Hacker News (AI front page)PressAug 17
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 Sol, described as the best vision model OpenAI has produced.
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TechmemePressAug 13
OpenAI is previewing GPT-5.6 Sol, its most capable model, available through an Ultrafast API tier powered by Cerebras.
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OpenAI NewsFrom the labAug 13
OpenAI announces GPT-5.6 Sol available in Ultrafast mode via API, achieving 750 tokens/sec throughput.
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TechmemePressAug 10
GPT-5.6 Sol is referenced as an existing model from which GPT-5.6-Cyber is derived; no release date claimed.
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OpenAI NewsFrom the labAug 10
GPT-5.6 Sol is already available and being used by Model ML for finance work automation.
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OpenAI NewsFrom the labAug 6
OpenAI has released an improved version of GPT-5.6 Sol with better accuracy and consistency in ChatGPT.
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OpenAI NewsFrom the labJun 26
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol as a next-generation model with improved coding, science, and cybersecurity capabilities.
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