OpenAI shares update on GPT-5.6 availability after holding back release

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OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6 at the end of June, but the public release was https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/26/openai-upgrading-chatgpt-and-codex-with-new-gpt-5-6-models-in-limited-release/">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.