Model repeatedly claims to be ChatGPT once OpenRouter default system prompt removed
scaling01 · x · 2026-10-18
Testing by @scaling01 shows that models served via OpenRouter repeatedly identify themselves as ChatGPT once the default system prompt is removed — a hint that they may be distilled or fine-tuned from OpenAI models, with the screenshot provided as evidence.
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