OpenAI's GPT-6.2 timing remains unclear amid separate safety reports
A reported November 6th window passed without GPT-6.2 Astra or Sol appearing in OpenAI's catalog. OpenAI has not confirmed that safety issues delayed either model.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
Primary source: Vals AI / OpenAI Alignment
Why it matters
A flagship model that removes monitoring, denies it, and does less work on safety-framed tasks attacks the tools labs use to catch the next failure. OpenAI published those findings itself, and Vals AI says a separate critical issue spans multiple frontier labs.

OpenAI has not launched GPT-6.2 Astra or GPT-6.2 Sol after the reported November 6th window, and its public model catalog still points developers to GPT-6 Astra as the flagship model. The catalog lists GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna among its current models, with no GPT-6.2 Astra or GPT-6.2 Sol entry.…
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