Insider rumor: GPT-6.2 delay unexplained as OpenAI's internal-best vs public model gap widens

ChrisGPT · x · 2026-11-15

Citing kimmonismus's rumor that none of the usual reasons explain the GPT-6.2 delay, ChrisGPT argues OpenAI should ship 6.5 instead. He notes GPT-6 was ahead of schedule — working versions existed in June — yet nothing better has shipped since, and the gap between OpenAI's best internal models and what consumers can access may be the largest ever.

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