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OpenAI Bel
watchingCodename, not announced · an X leak (@synthwavedd, late Aug) said OpenAI had finished pretraining a model called Bel with over 10T parameters; OpenAI has never named it and no benchmark exists · on Oct 10 @kimmonismus, citing dinner talk, said Bel would overtake Anthropic by year end · it may ship under another name, such as GPT-6.5 or GPT-7. Swept every 60 seconds across provider catalogs. The moment it answers on a public API, alerts fire: a free Chrome push the second it's confirmed, a free email about 15 minutes later, texts or a call on paid plans.
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Current model in this line
GPT-6 Astra, live since September 3, 2026 · $10 / $50 per 1M tokens on OpenAI's API · AW Index 91.2.
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OpenAI Bel: quick answers
Is OpenAI Bel out yet?
Not yet. ArtificialWatch has not seen OpenAI Bel answer on any public API it sweeps. The moment it does, subscribers get an alert.
Which model is current until OpenAI Bel ships?
The current model in this line is GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI, live since September 3, 2026.
Who makes OpenAI Bel?
OpenAI. ArtificialWatch also tracks GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-Live-1, GPT-Image-2.5, GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT-5.6 and GPT-5.5 from OpenAI.
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