{"slug": "openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government", "title": "OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launches Thursday after a delay forced by the U.S. government", "summary": "OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6 on Thursday after the U.S. government lifted a ban that delayed the release for additional testing. The new model, named Sol, outperforms Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 in coding benchmarks while costing half as much, though binding approval standards remain absent.", "body_md": "OpenAI is launching GPT-5.6 on Thursday after the U.S. government lifted the initial release ban following additional testing. According to OpenAI, the Sol model outperforms Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 in the coding benchmark while costing about half as much. Binding standards for future model approvals are still lacking.\n\nThe article [OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launches Thursday after a delay forced by the U.S. government](https://the-decoder.com/openais-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/openais-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government/", "published_at": "2026-07-08 08:00:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 08:02:44.409717+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6", "U.S. government", "Anthropic", "Claude Mythos 5", "Sol"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-launches-thursday-after-a-delay-forced-by-the-u-s-government.jsonld"}}