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OpenAI updates ChatGPT models and expands free access
The Decoder OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and restricts free users to its weakest model
OpenAI updated its GPT-5.6 Sol model with a reasoning slider and announced that free users will get unlimited text chats with the smaller Luna model.
Why it matters
Free users get unlimited basic chats, while paid users get a reasoning slider to control how deeply the model thinks.
Latest brief · Aug 7, 2026