GPT-5.6 Has Too Many Configuration Combos
BorisMPower · x · 2026-07-10
The author jokes about the current complexity of choices: beyond two modes (Codex and Work mode), there are 3 GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, Luna) and 5 effort levels (Light, Medium, High, Extra High, Ultra).
Calculating this out yields up to 30 configuration combinations for a single query, prompting the author to ask what happened to the old "Auto" mode.
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