OpenAI offers 100,000 researchers free access to GPT-5.6
The program starts with 10,000 accounts this summer and forms part of a $250 million commitment to external scientific research.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: OpenAI on X
Why it matters
OpenAI is using free model access to make its closed platform part of scientific infrastructure, seeding research workflows and expert feedback around GPT-5.6.
OpenAI, led by co-founder and CEO Sam Altman (@sama), opened applications Wednesday for free access to GPT-5.6 and other frontier models for 10,000 academic researchers, with plans to expand the program to 100,000 accounts through 2027. ChatGPT for Academic Researchers will initially serve scientists, mathematicians and engineers at selected institutions.…
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