GPT 5.6 Faces Backlash Post-Launch
ns123abc · x · 2026-07-13
Speaking on CNBC about the GPT 5.6 release, Sam Altman claimed a "54% improvement in token efficiency" for agentic coding tasks, hoping it would become the "most reliable, best ROI" partner.
However, the post immediately listed multiple issues within 4 days of launch:
- GPT 5.6 has been flagged with numerous bug reports
- Sol abnormally consumed Pro users' 5-hour limits, and Terra also saw limits exhausted within minutes
- Triggered multiple emergency usage resets
- Codex harness devs admitted to a bug in their own post: generating too many subagents and setting reasoning levels too high
- Was caught secretly nerfing Sol's "juice value" (reasoning intensity)
- Context window rolled back from 372k to 272k
- 5-hour limits for all users were removed
- Even instances occurred where "actual charges exceeded expected costs"
Related event: GPT-5.6 Goes Live with Sol, Faces Backlash Over Rapid Quota Drain(7 posts)→
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