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