LaunchAI ModelsJuly 8, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna launch publicly this Thursday

OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna variants launching Thursday, with global preview access expanding now. The model names were previously spotted in Codex app code.
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Summary of METR's predeployment evaluation of GPT-5.6 Solmetr.org
GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday. We’re expanding...x.com
OpenAI to publicly release GPT-5.6 AI models, ending government-requested limitscnbc.com
I was an early tester of GPT-5.6 Sol. I was asked to not share demos until after launch but it is a...bsky.app
OpenAI’s own safety card says GPT-5.6 has a lying problemthenewstack.io
ChatGPT 5.6 Officially Launching July 9th.reddit.com
Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6axios.com