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OpenAI model release history
Every OpenAI model ArtificialWatch has seen go live, newest first: 8 releases. Each date is the day the model went live on a public API as ArtificialWatch verified it, not the day it was announced.
September 2026
- Sep 29, 2026GPT-6.1 Solfrontier · $2 / $10 per 1M tokens · bench index 82.9
- Sep 22, 2026GPT-6 Luna$0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens · bench index 28
- Sep 22, 2026GPT-6 Sol$2 / $10 per 1M tokens · bench index 68.6
- Sep 10, 2026GPT-Live-1
- Sep 8, 2026GPT-Image-2.5
- Sep 3, 2026GPT-6 Astrafrontier · $10 / $50 per 1M tokens · bench index 87.4
July 2026
- Jul 9, 2026ChatGPT-5.6frontier · $4 / $20 per 1M tokens · bench index 50
April 2026
- Apr 24, 2026GPT-5.5frontier · $5 / $30 per 1M tokens · bench index 42.6
Prices and bench index are today's figures, not launch-day ones.
What OpenAI ships next, with live odds: next OpenAI model. What its models cost: OpenAI API pricing.
Quick answers
When did OpenAI release its latest model?
GPT-6.1 Sol went live on a public API on September 29, 2026, a frontier release. Dates are the day ArtificialWatch verified the model live, not the day it was announced.
How many models has OpenAI released?
8 that ArtificialWatch has logged as live, the first on April 24, 2026; 6 of them in the last 90 days. Coverage is fullest from July 2026.
What is OpenAI's next model?
ArtificialWatch is watching for 15 unreleased models: GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast, GPT-5.6 Zinc / Magnesium, GPT-6.5, Next GPT Sol (6.2+ / 7) and 11 more. It alerts the moment one answers on a public API.
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