OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6, ChatGPT Work After US Review
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- OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work, an AI workspace combining ChatGPT with the Codex coding tool to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, reports, websites and software from a single interface
- ChatGPT Work can automate browser tasks, execute multi-step workflows independently, and includes Scheduled Tasks that monitor Slack and Microsoft Teams while updating documents and notifying users of changes
- GPT-5.6's rollout was delayed after US government cybersecurity and national security reviews, with access initially limited to government-approved users before a phased release following additional testing by the US Center for AI Standards and Innovation
- The GPT-5.6 model family includes three variants — Sol, Terra and Luna — with API pricing starting at $1 per million input tokens for Luna, $2.50 for Terra and $5 for Sol, rolling out first to Pro, Enterprise and Edu users
- GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model powering Microsoft 365 Copilot, and OpenAI is positioning the launch against Anthropic's Claude Cowork, Google's Gemini for Workspace and Amazon Q Business in the enterprise AI market
- The phased rollout mirrors Anthropic's approach for its latest AI models, which also faced temporary access restrictions before a broader release
Why it matters: OpenAI is squeezing enterprise AI rivals from two directions — ChatGPT Work bundles Codex into a general productivity suite while GPT-5.6 now powers Microsoft 365 Copilot — with tiered API pricing from $1 to $5 per million tokens aimed at cost-sensitive buyers in markets like India, where the enterprise AI sector is forecast to grow sixfold to $71 billion by 2030 from $11 billion in 2025.
