OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 amid US AI regulatory drama

OpenAI unveiled a limited preview of GPT-5.6, a three-model suite with Sol as the flagship, Terra for high-volume work, and Luna as a fast, affordable everyday model, less than 24 hours after reports that its release would be staggered at the Trump administration’s request. The company says GPT-5.6 is especially strong at coding, cybersecurity, biology, and long-horizon agentic tasks, and prices Sol at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens.

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 / $5 … Read the full story at The Verge.