IndustryThe Decoder·August 6, 2026

OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and restricts free users to its weakest model

OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol with more focused responses and a reasoning slider that lets users adjust how deeply the model thinks. Free users will get unlimited text chats with the smaller GPT-5.6 Luna starting next week, plus a button that lets Luna reason longer. But the smaller model still falls well short of its bigger siblings. The article OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and…

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