OpenAI Readies GPT-5.6 Launch as White House Lifts Restriction Request

OpenAI will publicly launch its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models Thursday (July 9) after initially limiting their release at the request of the U.S. The artificial intelligence company announced its plans in a Wednesday (July 8) post on X, adding that it is already expanding preview access to the models globally. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Wednesday post on X: “GPT-5.6 Sol launches Thursday!