The gap between open and closed AI models in cyber capabilities keeps shrinking

In the Vals AI benchmark, OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol Daybreak hits 80.8 percent of attack objectives in simulated corporate networks. Worse, the open-weight model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reaches 72.8 percent at a tenth of the cost. Because open models can no longer be restricted, analysts say the window for defenders is shrinking fast. The article The gap between open and closed AI models in cyber…