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There is no publicly announced release date for GPT-6.
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OpenAI has not published a GPT-6 launch date, preview, model card, or API model entry
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What is publicly confirmed instead is the ongoing GPT-5.x line, including GPT-5.6
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Model A mentions an internal model named Astra explicitly described as the next major model, while Model B does not mention Astra.
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Mentions Astra as an internal next major model announced via research output
- Grok
Omits details about Astra, focusing entirely on GPT-5.6 and general lack of GPT-6 dates
- OpenAI
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no confirmed public launch window
last Aug 02, 2026
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Any specific date you may see online is speculation
last Jul 25, 2026
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an even more capable pre-release model,
last Jul 28, 2026
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stableBoth old and new consensus answers agree that the release date for GPT-6 is unknown and that OpenAI has not announced a launch date. The new answer adds minor context regarding internal research and potential naming uncertainty, but the core conclusion remains identical.
OpenAI has not announced a release date for GPT-6. As of the latest official public information, there is no confirmed launch date, and OpenAI has not even publicly committed to the next model being named “GPT-6.”openaiopenaiopenai
What the current primary evidence shows is that OpenAI’s public releases are still centered on the GPT-5.x family:
- the GPT-5 line has continued to receive updates and variants,
- the latest official posts and release notes focus on GPT-5-series models rather than GPT-6,
- and the model documentation/API listings do not include a public GPT-6 release announcement.openaiopenaiopenai
There is also mention of an internal “next major model” in recent OpenAI research output, but that does not include a public launch date or confirm that the model will be branded as GPT-6.openai
Bottom line: GPT-6’s release date is unknown at this time. The safest answer is that there is no official public date yet.openaiopenaiopenai
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Model A mentions an internal model named Astra explicitly described as the next major model, while Model B does not mention Astra.
Mentions Astra as an internal next major model announced via research output
- Grok
Omits details about Astra, focusing entirely on GPT-5.6 and general lack of GPT-6 dates
- OpenAI
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