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Will GPT-5.6 not be released before August 2026? Predictions
A YES share pays out if this happens and NO pays out if it doesn’t — so the 4% price is just the market’s implied chance of YES. How YES/NO contracts work →
- Platform
- Polymarket
- Volume
- $11,898 volume
- Resolves
- 31 Jul 2026
- Updated
- 1 week ago
The market is pricing in 96% — a strong consensus that GPT-5.6 will ship before August 2026. 4%, the bet that it won’t, sits at all but ruled out odds. $12k in volume suggests modest conviction either way, and in recent trading has held, leaving the price essentially where it’s been.
The resolution hinges on a specific product name: “GPT-5.6” or a recognized successor variant. OpenAI’s naming has been disciplined (GPT-4, 4.5, 4 Turbo, 5), but whether they’ll use 5.6 rather than jump to 6.0 remains uncertain. The date gate is tight—roughly 18 months from now. OpenAI has released major models faster in the past, but release cadence has slowed since GPT-4, and the company has shown patience with staged rollouts.
For 4% to climb, the market would need evidence that OpenAI is deprioritizing incremental version bumps or that the product pipeline has stalled. For 96% to weaken, watch for any public signals about release timing—official roadmaps, investor calls, or confirmed availability on developer platforms. Until then, the price reflects a straightforward read: the next minor version likely arrives on schedule.
FAQ
What does a 4% price mean?
It is the market-implied probability. A 4% YES price means traders collectively judge the event about 4% likely.
How does this market resolve?
This market will resolve according to the date (ET) on which OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model is made available to the general public. GPT-5.6 refers to a product explicitly named GPT-5.6, or a variant that is recognized as a direct successor to GPT-5.5, similar to the progression from GPT-5.1 to GPT-5.2. (e
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