{"slug":"gpt-5-6-sol","label":"GPT-5.6 Sol","item_count":4,"day_count":3,"source_count":4,"first_seen":"2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00","last_updated":"2026-07-09T19:46:38+00:00","via_scout":true,"generated_at":"2026-07-10T00:03:31.085229+00:00","sources":["latent_space","openai_blog","search_agent_engineering_news","simon_willison"],"days":[{"date":"2026-06-26","items":[{"title":"Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model","url":"https://openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol","source":"openai_blog","type":"news","summary_1line":"OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a next-generation model with stronger capabilities in coding, science, and cybersecurity, paired with its most advanced safety stack.","sid":"30f48121decc708b","published":"2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00","editor_note":"OpenAI's own preview announcement — first mention of the model."}]},{"date":"2026-06-27","items":[{"title":"[AINews] OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol / Terra / Luna — restricted to trusted partners","url":"https://www.latent.space/p/ainews-openai-gpt-56-sol-terra-luna","source":"latent_space","type":"news","summary_1line":"Oddly tiered releases to both OAI and ANT on the same day.","sid":"33c5179f3970a753","published":"2026-06-27T05:23:22+00:00","editor_note":"First report that the launch was gated to trusted partners, not a public release."}]},{"date":"2026-07-09","items":[{"title":"GPT-5.6: Frontier intelligence that scales with your ambition - OpenAI","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiSEFVX3lxTE1pWmhBYnBfLXg2OGhrbmlYM2FobFBJanp6RHFiZ1lIa1BSSE1CTnNYSExtRW1USTFWbDloOUxIS3FKY2hXbm5ULQ?oc=5","source":"search_agent_engineering_news","type":"news","summary_1line":"GPT-5.6: Frontier intelligence that scales with your ambition OpenAI","sid":"e19fbb75eb44457e","published":"2026-07-09T10:00:00+00:00","sources":["openai_blog","search_agent_engineering_news"],"editor_note":"OpenAI's official GA blog post, missed by anchor clustering due to different wording."},{"title":"The new GPT-5.6 family: Luna, Terra, Sol","url":"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/gpt-5-6/#atom-everything","source":"simon_willison","type":"news","summary_1line":"OpenAI's latest flagship model hit general availability this morning , and comes in three sizes: Luna, Terra, and Sol (from smallest to largest). The new models are priced per 1M input/output tokens as Luna $1/$6, Ter...","why_it_matters":"Matches feed focus: agentic, evaluation.","sid":"6786dc227c1f3563","published":"2026-07-09T19:46:38+00:00","editor_note":"Independent GA coverage with the per-tier pricing breakdown."}]}],"editorial":{"tldr":"OpenAI previewed GPT-5.6 Sol on June 26 as its next flagship, pairing coding, science, and cybersecurity gains with its most advanced safety stack. A day later the family shipped only to a restricted trusted-partner tier, alongside an unrelated Anthropic release the same day.","stale":false,"whats_new":"GPT-5.6 — Luna, Terra, and Sol — reached general availability on July 9, with OpenAI's own launch post landing the same day as Simon Willison's independent GA writeup.","why_it_matters":"The GA move ends the two-week restricted-partner window and adds a three-tier lineup (Luna/Terra/Sol) with per-tier pricing, so integrations built against the preview or partner tier should re-check access and re-evaluate cost/latency against the new tiers before defaulting to the largest model.","take_for_builders":"If you were on the restricted GPT-5.6 tier, re-check your access and quota now that GA is open, and benchmark Luna's $1/$6-per-1M-token tier against your current model before defaulting to Sol for cost-sensitive agent loops.","status":{"state":"Generally available","tone":"resolved","changed":"2026-07-09","detail":"Preview (Jun 26) -> restricted partner access (Jun 27) -> general availability (Jul 9).","track":[{"label":"preview","detail":"Jun 26","tone":"launch","weight":25},{"label":"restricted access","detail":"Jun 27 - Jul 8","tone":"rising","weight":40},{"label":"general availability","detail":"Jul 9 -> now","tone":"resolved","weight":35}]},"beats":[{"kicker":"PREVIEW","tone":"launch","headline":"OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol with an upgraded safety stack","summary":"First look at the next-generation model, ahead of any public release.","sids":["30f48121decc708b"]},{"kicker":"RESTRICTED ACCESS","tone":"rising","headline":"Family ships to trusted partners only, not the general public","sids":["33c5179f3970a753"]},{"kicker":"GENERAL AVAILABILITY","tone":"resolved","headline":"Luna, Terra, and Sol open to everyone with tiered per-token pricing","summary":"Luna prices at $1/$6 per 1M input/output tokens as the smallest of the three sizes.","sids":["e19fbb75eb44457e","6786dc227c1f3563"]}],"open_questions":["What are Terra's and Sol's exact per-token prices relative to Luna's $1/$6?","Does GA access carry the same safety commitments OpenAI described in the June 26 preview?"],"provenance":{"e19fbb75eb44457e":{"surfaced_by":"scout","status_update":true}},"generated_at":"2026-07-10T00:15:00+00:00"}}