The actual baller move right now would be for OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 or 6.0 or whatever their next one is, and then immediately open source the weights for GPT-5.5.
Given how well gpt-oss-120b still performs at midlevel tasks, the OSS version of 5.5 would crush every current open Chinese model and be a total PR win against Anthropic.
(In boxing, what you do is wait for the opponent to step back and when their weight is retreating, that’s when you strike. You don’t strike when they’re coming at you)
OpenAI is considering drastic price cuts as it seeks to win over customers from archrival Anthropic https://on.wsj.com/4aldd0k












