User selects GPT-6 in Plus but the chat still claims it's 5.6
Isunova · reddit · 2026-10-08
A Plus user reports that after selecting GPT-6 in the model picker, the chat still says it's running version 5.6, with screenshots as evidence. Model self-identification mismatches like this are common during version rollouts, usually due to stale system prompts.
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