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OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 series with three-tier 'Sol/Terra/Luna' lineup, delays full release at US government request
On June 26, OpenAI began previewing its next-generation AI model series, GPT-5.6, structured in three tiers: the flagship 'Sol', the balanced 'Terra', and the low-cost 'Luna'. The preview is initially...
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 series with tiered models Sol, Terra, Luna and new pricing.
OpenAI has released the GPT-5.6 series, introducing three tiered models named Sol, Terra, and Luna, each with distinct capabilities and pricing. The launch expands OpenAI's model lineup beyond its fla...
US enterprises cut AI costs; OpenAI and Anthropic growth may slow as customers shift to efficiency
US enterprises and startups are aggressively reducing AI spending and prioritizing efficiency, a shift that could slow the explosive revenue growth of OpenAI and Anthropic. Uber introduced tiered usag...
OpenAI debuts GPT-5.6 model family Sol, Terra, Luna with phased rollout and enhanced safety monitoring
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6, a family of three new foundation models — Sol, Terra, and Luna — designed for different performance, speed, and cost tiers. The flagship model Sol introduces Max mode for...
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 as US government clears Anthropic's Mythos 5 return
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6, the latest iteration of its flagship foundation model, while the US government has simultaneously cleared Anthropic's Mythos 5 for deployment, effectively ending a prior s...
OpenAI expands strategic partnership with AWS, making GPT-5.5 and Codex available on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI announced on April 28, 2026, that it had deepened its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), making its frontier model GPT-5.5, the coding agent Codex, and a managed agent on Ama...
OpenAI debuts GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna models in US government preview
OpenAI has introduced the GPT-5.6 family of frontier models, comprising three variants: Sol, Terra, and Luna. The release is initially limited to a set of preview partners as requested by the US gover...
OpenAI delays GPT-5.6 rollout at White House request, following Anthropic model takedown
OpenAI confirmed on Friday that it is delaying the public release of its next-generation GPT-5.6 models at the request of the Trump administration, two weeks after Anthropic was forced to take its mos...
OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration security request.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in a company Q&A that the lab will release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form, granting access only to a small group of enterprise customers, in compliance with a req...
OpenAI and Broadcom debut custom AI inference chip 'Jalapeno' in nine-month design cycle
On June 24, 2026, OpenAI and Broadcom announced the first custom-designed AI inference chip, named 'Jalapeno,' optimized for large language model inference. The chip, described as the first step in a...
Trump administration asks OpenAI to stagger new model release over security concerns
The Trump administration has requested that OpenAI delay or stage the release of a new cutting-edge AI model due to security concerns. This marks the first known instance of the current administration...
OpenAI has revealed its first custom AI processor, the Jalapeño, developed in partnership with Broad...
OpenAI has revealed its first custom AI processor, the Jalapeño, developed in partnership with Broadcom. The chip is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) purpose-built for AI inference, d...
OpenAI released an enhanced version of its cybersecurity AI model, advancing the race to provide adv...
OpenAI released an enhanced version of its cybersecurity AI model, advancing the race to provide advanced AI tools to defenders. The rollout comes as competitors like Anthropic face regulatory uncerta...
OpenAI has released an official Codex desktop application for Windows, available as a free download...
OpenAI has released an official Codex desktop application for Windows, available as a free download via the Microsoft Store. The app targets agentic software development, extending OpenAI’s coding too...
Noam Shazeer, co-lead of Google's Gemini and co-inventor of the Transformer architecture, has left G...
Noam Shazeer, co-lead of Google's Gemini and co-inventor of the Transformer architecture, has left Google to join OpenAI. Shazeer announced the move on social media on June 18, 2026, saying he will le...
OpenAI and Anthropic have operated large-scale private stock sale programs for employees and early investors.
The two leading AI labs have enabled employees and early investors to sell a combined $14 billion (approximately 21 trillion won) in shares over the past five years through structured tender offers an...
OpenAI faces multistate investigation from state attorneys general over ads and health data
A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI, serving a subpoena from New York seeking documents on advertising, user engagement, model sycophancy, consumer and healt...
OpenAI plans significant API price cuts to compete with Anthropic in enterprise AI market. According...
OpenAI plans significant API price cuts to compete with Anthropic in enterprise AI market. According to a PingWest report, OpenAI is preparing to lower its API pricing substantially as the company aim...
OpenAI proposes mandatory AI safety assessment framework, diverging from Trump administration's voluntary NSA-led approach
On June 5, 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled "Advancing Frontier AI Innovation and Security," while OpenAI simultaneously released a white paper titled "Democratic Govern...
OpenAI plans to roll out a revamped version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks, positioning it as a 'sup...
OpenAI plans to roll out a revamped version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks, positioning it as a 'super app' that integrates coding tools and AI agents, according to a Financial Times report. The compa...