OpenAI makes GPT-5.6 Luna the free ChatGPT default with unlimited text
OpenAI made GPT-5.6 Luna the default for Free and Go users and announced unlimited text chats, while updating GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users; OpenAI says ChatGPT serves one billion people weekly.
TOWARD DOOM38confidence 88/100
Why it moved the index
Unlimited free access to a current general model at a service with one billion weekly users directly expands deployment reach and potential systemic dependence. Magnitude 38 reflects exceptional distribution but not a new frontier capability, and confidence 88 reflects a dated primary rollout with clear limits.
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Assessment history
- R1Toward 38 · confidence 88
Initial inclusion from OpenAI's dated rollout materially expanding default and unlimited free access to GPT-5.6 Luna.
11 Aug 2026