OpenAI conducts A/B tests on new text and image models inside ChatGPT days after GPT-5.5, amid rumors that GPT-5.6 will respond to Google's AI model 3.2 release this week
OpenAI often launches models after major Google announcements.
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I love GPT-5.5. It's a workhorse and exactly the model I was hoping for. But the fact that rumors say version 5.6 is already in the starting blocks makes me even more excited!
OpenAI is on fire.
10:44 AM · May 18, 2026 · 42K Views
Big week for AI
Google is dropping 3.2 and it’s a pretty good model
Historically OpenAI has countered with their own launch - GPT 5.6 may land as well
11:51 AM · May 18, 2026 · 12.7K Views