Archive · 8 Oct 2026
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6 With Interactive Visual Answers
OpenAI is bringing GPT-6 to people using ChatGPT.
The new version can answer with words, pictures, charts and things people can tap or change.
It can also make small tools, like calculators and games, during a conversation.
OpenAI says answers can begin appearing while the model is still working.
It also says some answers that need web searches begin sooner than before.
Paid plans use GPT-6 Sol, while Free and Go plans use GPT-6 Luna.
OpenAI says it updated safety protections, but the articles note that the company’s claims have not been independently checked.
The rollout is taking place in stages.
OpenAI has begun a global GPT-6 rollout in ChatGPT, following its initial release to paid users.
Intelligent UI can combine text with graphics, charts, forms, buttons and interactive tools such as calculators and games.
Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise users receive GPT-6 Sol; Free and Go users receive GPT-6 Luna, with rollout timing described as a day later or Thursday, October 8.
OpenAI says GPT-6 can respond progressively while reasoning and that web-search responses start 44% sooner on average than with GPT-5.6 Instant.
OpenAI reports updated safety protections; its performance and safety claims have not been independently verified in the articles.
- Who
- OpenAI and ChatGPT users.
- What
- OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT with Intelligent UI and updated response and safety features.
- When
- The rollout has begun; Free and Go access is described as starting a day after the paid-tier rollout and, in another article, on Thursday, October 8.
- Where
- ChatGPT globally.
- Why
- OpenAI says the update is intended to make answers more visual and interactive and to create tools for users’ tasks.
OpenAI's claims
Verification and comparison
Performance
OpenAI's claims
OpenAI says GPT-6 responds progressively, scores well in internal evaluations and begins web-search responses 44% sooner on average than GPT-5.6 Instant.
Verification and comparison
The articles say the evaluations are internal and have not been independently verified. Anthropic also made company-reported benchmark comparisons of Claude Haiku 5.5 with GPT-6 Luna.
Safety
OpenAI's claims
OpenAI says GPT-6 is more resistant to multi-turn attempts to bypass safeguards and has stronger protections against high-risk misuse.
Verification and comparison
The articles provide no independent assessment of these safety claims.
Intelligent UI design
OpenAI's claims
OpenAI says the model can select an appropriate format and generate interactive interfaces progressively.
Verification and comparison
OpenAI acknowledges that there is still work to do on the model's design judgment.
- New feature
- Intelligent UI can present answers using text, graphics, charts, forms, tappable buttons and interactive elements.
- Example tools
- OpenAI cites bill splitters, calculators and games as tools ChatGPT can create in a conversation.
- Initial availability
- Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise users; Enterprise availability may depend on workplace administrator settings.
- Free and Go model
- GPT-6 Luna.
- Paid-plan model
- GPT-6 Sol.
- Web-search speed claim
- OpenAI says GPT-6 Instant begins responding 44% sooner on average than GPT-5.6 Instant when web search is required.
- Weekly usage claim
- OpenAI says more than 1.2 billion people use ChatGPT each week.
- Unaffected experiences
- OpenAI says the models powering ChatGPT Work and Codex are unchanged in this release.
