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GPT-6 Release Date: What Is Actually Confirmed?

What is the current confirmed evidence about OpenAI's next flagship model, including whether it will be called GPT-6, release timing, model variants, benchmarks and pricing?

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Short answer: OpenAI has not announced a release date for GPT-6.

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Provides detailed release dates for GPT-5 and GPT-5.5, along with prior statements from Sam Altman.

Grok

Focuses strictly on the current latest model (GPT-5.6) without detailing the older timeline.

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Short answer: OpenAI has not announced a release date for GPT-6. As of the latest official information, there is no confirmed launch window and no official product page, API entry, or release note naming GPT-6.

What OpenAI has publicly released and discussed instead is the GPT-5.6 family, including the “Sol,” “Terra,” and “Luna” variants, which was announced and then rolled out in mid-2026 openai.openai OpenAI’s research index and API docs currently point to GPT-5.x-era models, not GPT-6 openai.openai OpenAI has also referred to a more capable pre-release model in a security-related post, but that does not establish a GPT-6 name or date.openai

Bottom line: there is no reliable public date for GPT-6 yet. The first trustworthy signal will likely be an official OpenAI announcement or model listing that explicitly says “GPT-6.”

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OpenAI: gpt-5.6-lunaGoogle Gemini: gemini-3.5-flash-liteGrok: grok-4.3-no-reasoning

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The historical context and timeline of previous model releases leading up to the current state.

Provides detailed release dates for GPT-5 and GPT-5.5, along with prior statements from Sam Altman.

Grok

Focuses strictly on the current latest model (GPT-5.6) without detailing the older timeline.

OpenAI
Gemini

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