GPT-6 naming chaos: Terra became Sol, Sol became Astra, out came GPT-6.1 Sol
Balance- · reddit · 2026-09-30
A Redditor meme-recaps OpenAI's GPT-6 lineup naming mess: what could have been a clean Luna/Terra/Sol/Astra family instead went through cascading renames — Terra turned into Sol, the original Sol into 'Astra Minor', plus a GPT-6.1 Sol — leaving a confusing final lineup. The punchline: thank god there's still competition.
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