OpenAI delays GPT-5.6 release amid US government requests. Release by July 31, 2026 at 88.5% YES.

The White House has asked OpenAI to stagger the rollout of its next model, GPT-5.6, believed to be on par with Anthropic's Mythos.

The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger GPT-5.6’s release, approving access customer by customer over security concerns.

Trump administration reportedly asked OpenAI to limit GPT-5.6 rollout to approved partners over advanced AI security concerns.

At the request of the U.S. government, OpenAI will initially make its new GPT-5.6 model available only to select partners, with access approved on a "customer by customer" basis.…

OpenAI's upcoming AI model, reportedly GPT-5.6, faces a restricted rollout at the U.S. government's request. Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration wants to…

Per the report, the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Science and Technology Policy requested that the model be released first to a small set…

We'll have to wait a little longer for GPT-5.6

The reported request to OpenAI follows the Trump administration's move to limit access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models.

The U.S. government wants to ensure that its latest, most advanced AI tools can't be used against it.

On Friday, the company unveiled the limited preview of its new GPT 5.6 model suite: Sol, Terra, and Luna.

The company agreed to limit the rollout after a request from the Trump administration, which cited national security concerns.

June 26 : OpenAI said on Friday it was delaying a full public launch of GPT‑5.6 at the U.S. government's request, limiting the AI model's initial access to a small group of vetted…

The White House asked OpenAI to delay the rollout of its GPT-5.6 AI models two weeks after Anthropic had to take its most advanced AI models offline.

OpenAI introduced the GPT-5.6 family of AI models on Friday, but only limited users can access them for now thanks to the U.S. government.

OpenAI said they were complying as part of its agreement with the Department of Defense, which allows the department to use its AI models.

OpenAI limits access to GPT-5.6 after Trump administration talks. Release by June 30, 2026 at 5.9% YES.

Executive Order 14409 requires federal cybersecurity reviews before companies can access OpenAI's GPT-5.6, limiting initial rollout to approved partners.

“We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default,” says OpenAI. “It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber…

It is the second time in a month that a frontier lab's most powerful model has been held back from general release over fears about cyber capabilities.

The ChatGPT maker said it’s introducing the GPT-5.6 model series to a small group of trusted partners whose names have been approved by the US government.