LaunchAI ModelsJuly 9, 2026
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 with Sol, Terra, and Luna tiers

Sol is half the price and twice as token efficient as fable, per Sam Altman. The model family also includes Terra (balanced) and Luna (fast, low-cost). It is available on Perplexity's Agent API and OpenRouter.
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GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilotopenai.com
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OpenAI's newest AI model is 54% more token efficient on agentic coding, Altman tells CNBCcnbc.com
OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol With Restricted Access and Stronger Cyber Safeguardsthehackernews.com
When GPT-5 came out, I created a procedural brutalist city builder as a demo (you can see it at the...bsky.app
GPT 5.6 Sol, Luna, and Terra now available on AI Gatewayvercel.com