OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 to Public After U.S. Government Clearance

OpenAI will make its GPT-5.6 family of models available to the public on Thursday after receiving clearance from U.S. government leadership. The company initially limited the models to select partners after administration officials requested a staggered rollout.

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described the exchanges as a collaborative back and forth in which officials tested the models and looked for potential problems. He said the process should remain understandable, fair, and quick. Anthropic PBC temporarily disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after the Commerce Department imposed export controls that barred foreign access.

The restrictions were removed late last month after the company added cybersecurity safeguards. Altman stated that OpenAI and the government share the same goals for the review process. He also said the next model review would likely proceed more smoothly.