OpenAI is set to launch GPT-5.6 publicly this week after the US government cleared a wider rollout following national security checks. The new model family includes GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, aimed at different levels of performance, cost and speed. The delayed release shows how advanced AI launches are now being treated not just as product updates, but as national security decisions.

Trump administration restricts OpenAI's GPT-5.6 release. General availability by August 2026 at 3.3% YES.

OpenAI will launch its GPT-5.6 models globally this Thursday. Release by July 31, 2026 is at 98.8% YES.

The rollout is nigh, after the White House got involved.