OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 model suite hours after Trump administration requested staggered rollout
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Hayden Field
Summary
OpenAI released GPT-5.6, a new model suite consisting of three tiers (Sol, Terra, and Luna), less than 24 hours after news broke that the Trump administration requested the company stagger its release. The models are priced competitively and are noted for strengths in coding, cybersecurity, biology, and long-horizon agentic AI tasks. The release comes amid ongoing US AI regulatory discussions.
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Per million tokens, GPT-5.6 Sol is priced at $5 input / $30 output (nearly half the cost of Anthro
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.
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