Earlier today, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized model designed to perform advanced vulnerability research and exploit development for approved defenders — including categories of work that its general-purpose models will often refuse.
GPT-5.6-Cyber is a fine-tuned version of OpenAI's most advanced general model, GPT-5.6 Sol, unveiled back in June, but trained specifically to improve performance on advanced cybersecurity tasks, including finding zero-day vulnerabilities and developing exploit chains.
Crucially, OpenAI also trained it to reduce refusals on some higher-risk, "dual-use" cybersecurity requests — that is, requests that could be used for legitimate defensive or malicio...