OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 suite to government-approved partners at Trump administration request

According to TechCrunch and WIRED, OpenAI announced on June 26, 2026 that it will release its GPT-5.6 model suite—Sol (flagship), Terra (balanced), and Luna (fast, lower-cost)—only to a small group of government-preapproved partners, complying with a Trump administration request citing security risks. OpenAI stated in a blog post that "government access processes shouldn't become the long-term default" and said it hopes to expand public access within weeks. The administration's request follows its earlier order to Anthropic to remove foreign national access to its Fable 5 model.