OpenAI API briefly leaks three mysterious aurora-alpha model codenames
testingcatalog · x · 2026-10-18
Leaker testingcatalog spotted three new model references in OpenAI's APIs: aurora-red-alpha, aurora-green-alpha, and aurora-blue-alpha, removed shortly after — likely an accidental rollout.
- All are alpha-stage, so regular users are unlikely to test these exact builds anytime soon.
- A new Daybreak update announcement is more probable, though other model releases aren't ruled out.
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