DevOps / SRE / Platform · 06.08.2026, 19:38 UTC
GPT-5.6 Sol just got better in one place and stayed the same everywhere else
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| Veröffentlicht | 06.08.2026 UTC |
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Teams testing prompts in ChatGPT before moving them to Codex or Work may notice the difference on longer tasks.
OpenAI announced Thursday that it has updated GPT-5.6 Sol inside consumer ChatGPT while leaving the versions used by Codex and ChatGPT Work alone.
“Because this version of GPT‑5.6 Sol is optimized for everyday chats, it will only be available in the Chat experience in ChatGPT,” OpenAI said in its announcement. “The version of GPT‑5.6 Sol that powers Work and Codex is not changing as part of this release.”
“The version of GPT‑5.6 Sol that powers Work and Codex is not changing as part of this release.”
Same name, different model
ChatGPT has always handled things a bit differently from other environments. Now, those differences might become even more obvious. But the only way to know is to test prompts where they’ll actually run. There’s nothing in the announcement about changes to the GPT-5.6 Sol API model. So, it’s too soon to guess what this means for the API.
A slider replaces separate models
Because ChatGPT now uses the same Sol model for quick answers and deeper dives, Plus and Pro users get a new slider — that works on web, mobile, and desktop — to choose how much thought ChatGPT puts into an answer. Developers already make this call with the API. But they’ll still have to decide when the better answer is worth waiting and paying for.
But they’ll still have to decide when the better answer is worth waiting and paying for.
Classifiers monitor every answer
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 System Card, published in July, indicates that Sol and Terra are paired with …