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GPT 5.6 Sol
by OpenAI
CLOSEDHOSTEDCODING HELPWRITING HELPLONG DOCUMENTSRESEARCH AID
RANKED #40 OF 318 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #56 OF 494 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.4 · 19,264 VOICES ·
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A high-end AI assistant built to handle complex coding, writing, and massive documents.
HAPPY8.1
1.7k mentions
SAD6.9
1.4k mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 19,531 voices in this window
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. OpenAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users consider GPT 5.6 Sol a premium, capable tool that excels at writing, coding, and long context tasks. However, people frequently complain about strict usage limits, hallucinations, and occasional slow speeds.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (144 mentions)
- People feel it is worth the money (103 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (43 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (17 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT MORE
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (75 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (54 mentions)
- Sometimes makes things up (34 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codePEOPLE LOVE THIS
144 thumbs up · 48 thumbs down
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
103 thumbs up · 52 thumbs down
- Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
16 thumbs up · 75 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightMIXED FEELINGS
37 thumbs up · 34 thumbs down
- SpeedMOSTLY POSITIVE
43 thumbs up · 15 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
3 thumbs up · 54 thumbs down
- WritingMOSTLY POSITIVE
17 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
- Long conversationsMOSTLY POSITIVE
9 thumbs up · 5 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM X >
“We ran out of limits in Codex and they’re recommending 1M context for GPT 5.6 Sol Good luck with that.”
- FROM X >
“Codex Pro x20 is still the best subscription I've used 30 days on gpt 5.6 sol + 31.8B tokens Same usage at API rates + $.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“GPT 5.6 Sol Downgraded Already.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“GPT 5.6 Sol High - Heavy hallucination....”
- FROM X >
“GPT 5.6 Sol 1M context window for ChatGPT accounts is a fantastic addition to the toolkit!”
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- X · 2026-08-16 · 5704 UPVOTESHere is how to enable a 1M-token context window in Codex for GPT-5.6 Sol. Even though we have tuned the context limit in
Here is how to enable a 1M-token context window in Codex for GPT-5.6 Sol. Even though we have tuned the context limit in
- X · 2026-08-16 · 3330 UPVOTESOn tokens and prices per token. I said I’d write more about this, so here goes: an OpenAI token != another model’s token
On tokens and prices per token. I said I’d write more about this, so here goes: an OpenAI token != another model’s token
- X · 2026-08-17 · 3283 UPVOTESGPT-5.6 Sol 1M in Codex. This used to only work for API keys, but we just flipped the switch and works for usage through
GPT-5.6 Sol 1M in Codex. This used to only work for API keys, but we just flipped the switch and works for usage through
- REDDIT · 2026-07-28 · 2244 UPVOTESGPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models
GPT-5, the world best model just 1 year ago, is today inferior to Qwen3.6 27B and most today’s low-tier models
- REDDIT · 2026-07-22 · 2044 UPVOTESAn AI escaped its sandbox yesterday, hacked a real company, and nobody asked it to. Here's what actually happened.
An AI escaped its sandbox yesterday, hacked a real company, and nobody asked it to. Here's what actually happened.
- X · 2026-08-14 · 1640 UPVOTESGPT 5.6 just solved one of my maths problems that GPT 5.5 insisted for 6 months is unsolvable🤔
GPT 5.6 just solved one of my maths problems that GPT 5.5 insisted for 6 months is unsolvable🤔
- HACKER NEWS · 2026-07-09 · 1561 UPVOTESGPT-5.6
GPT-5.6
- REDDIT · 2026-09-27 · 1502 UPVOTESWhen Opus 5.5 works on code written by GPT 5.6 Sol (actual screenshot)
When Opus 5.5 works on code written by GPT 5.6 Sol (actual screenshot)
- X · 2026-08-14 · 1296 UPVOTES2 things are happening at once: - AI coding models are converging. For 95% of tasks, most people can’t tell whether GPT-
2 things are happening at once: - AI coding models are converging. For 95% of tasks, most people can’t tell whether GPT-
- REDDIT · 2026-07-10 · 1292 UPVOTESGPT-5.6 Solves Yet Another Unsolved Problem
GPT-5.6 Solves Yet Another Unsolved Problem
- X · 2026-08-18 · 1180 UPVOTESGLM-5.3 achieves 60 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, on par with Kimi K3 and up 7 points from GLM-5.2. Onc
GLM-5.3 achieves 60 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, on par with Kimi K3 and up 7 points from GLM-5.2. Onc
- HACKER NEWS · 2026-06-26 · 1139 UPVOTESPreviewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model
Previewing GPT‑5.6 Sol: a next-generation model