Altman shares good & bad news as OpenAI releases GPT‑5.6, says 'Launch isn't optimal'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday announced launch of GPT‑5.6 series, which features three models, in limited preview. "Good new first: Sol is a smart, efficient, and…is the same price as GPT-5.5," Altman said. "Bad news: at…request of…US government, it's launching today in limited preview," he said, adding that staged rollouts "isn't quite the process that we think is optimal".