Axios confirmed the Commerce Department has approved OpenAI to broadly release its GPT-5.6 model. OpenAI expects to roll out GPT-5.6 this week after completing additional testing and meetings with government officials. Testing was carried out by the Commerce Department’s AI Standards and Innovation Center, and OpenAI left technical staff in Washington to answer questions. Last month OpenAI was limited to phased releases to government-approved entities, a restriction similar to that placed on Ant

Axios confirmed the Commerce Department has approved OpenAI to broadly release its GPT-5.6 model. OpenAI expects to roll out GPT-5.6 this week after completing additional testing and meetings with government officials. Testing was carried out by the Commerce Department’s AI Standards and Innovation Center, and OpenAI left technical staff in Washington to answer questions. Last month OpenAI was limited to phased releases to government-approved entities, a restriction similar to that placed on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models; OpenAI said phased release was not its preferred approach. Companies and regulators are operating ahead of final model-release standards required by President Trump’s recent AI executive order.