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OpenAI retires o3 model from ChatGPT, replaced by GPT-5.6 Sol Instant

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OpenAI has retired the o3 model from ChatGPT, replacing it with the GPT-5.6 Sol Instant model. The author tested this new model alongside Claude-Fable-5 and Gemini-3.1-Pro using real-world judgment scenarios. Initial findings suggest that while the new GPT-5.6 model serves as a direct replacement in the ChatGPT interface, its performance and decision-making differ from the previous o3 model, and it also shows discrepancies with other leading AI models. AI

IMPACT This change impacts users relying on ChatGPT for judgment tasks, highlighting potential differences in performance and decision-making compared to the previous o3 model and other AI assistants.

RANK_REASON The article discusses the retirement of a specific model version within a product and its replacement, which is a product update rather than a new frontier model release.

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OpenAI retires o3 model from ChatGPT, replaced by GPT-5.6 Sol Instant

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  1. Towards AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Kairos Vance ·

    ChatGPT Retired o3. I Tested What Replaced It Against Claude and Gemini.

    <h4>Same two messy decisions. Four engines. The grades alone should bother you.</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*RJ3Fu--nEPgLTmCJPl0svA.png" /><figcaption>The seat went empty. The grades did not agree.</figcaption></figure><p>I noticed o3 wa…

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