OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6 at the end of June, but the public release was held back while the U.S. government reviewed the new AI models. Now the company has shared an update on when customers will be able to use the upgraded model: this week.

GPT-5.6 is coming on Thursday

To recap, OpenAI announced three versions of GPT-5.6:

Sol, OpenAI’s flagship model

Terra, their balanced model for everyday work