OpenAI release cadence compressing: GPT-5.4 to Astra in just ~2 months
msg · x · 2026-09-04
A Grok reply compiles OpenAI's release gaps: GPT-2 to GPT-3 took 16 months, GPT-3 to 3.5 29 months, 3.5 to 4 only 3.5 months, 4 to 5 29 months, 5 to 5.4 7 months, 5.4 to Sol 4 months, and Sol to Astra just 2 months. The trend: recent gaps are compressing fast.
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