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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama

Less than 24 hours after news broke that OpenAI would stagger its next model release at the request of the Trump administration, that model, GPT-5.6, is here. On Friday, the company unveiled the limited preview of its new GPT 5.6 model suite: Sol, the flagship; Terra, a medium-tier model for “high-volume work”; and Luna, a “fast and affordable” everyday model. OpenAI says it’s especially skilled at coding, cybersecurity, and biology, as well as staying focused during long-horizon agentic AI tasks.

Per million tokens, GPT-5.6 Sol is priced at $5 input / $30 output (nearly half the cost of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, which is $10 input / $50 output). Terra is half the cost of Sol, and Luna is less than half the cost of Terra. The company also debuted two additional modes for Sol: a “max” mode for deeper reasoning and an “ultra” mode for leveraging sub-agents — evoking...

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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm

OpenAI is limiting the release of its newest AI models to a “small group of trusted partners” at the behest of the U.S. government, the company said Friday. The next generation GPT-5.6 lineup includes Sol, its flagship model; Terra, a more balanced model for everyday use; and Luna,

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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm

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