Mystery ChatGPT model "aurora-red-alpha" spotted in arena, likely a new OpenAI image model
testingcatalog · x · 2026-10-18
LuminaBench spotted a hidden ChatGPT model dubbed "aurora-red-alpha" in the arena and identified it as an image model. Leaker testingcatalog amplified the finding, suggesting it is likely one of OpenAI's unreleased new image generation models. Not yet officially confirmed.
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