The program will provide selected researchers access to advanced models through 2027.
OpenAI grants 100,000 academic researchers free access to GPT-5.6 Sol Pro through 2027, equivalent to $200-per-month subscriptions. Strategy positions OpenAI's closed-source models as academic standard, building institutional lock-in while competitors scale open alternatives.
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OpenAI is launching a new program Wednesday that will provide 100,000 academic researchers with free access to its advanced AI models through 2027, the company told Axios ahead of the announcement.
Why it matters: The program could help scientists, mathematicians and engineers pursue the kind of breakthroughs that OpenAI and other AI companies say the technology could enable.
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