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OpenAI · Released Aug 7, 2026

GPT-5.6 Cyber

Cybersecurity model for authorized vulnerability research and security testing.

  • Proprietary
  • Reasoning
  • Tool calling
  • Vision
Capability
—No ECI score yet
Input
$12.50per 1M tokens
Output
$75.00per 1M tokens
Context
400K128K max output
Pricing

What it costs

Input
$12.50per million tokens
Output
$75.00per million tokens
Cached input
$1.25per million tokens
Cache write
$15.63per million tokens
Blended (3:1)
$28.13pricier than 97% of priced models

Typical monthly bills

Monthly usageEstimated cost
Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens$62.50
Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens$687.50
Production app250M input + 50M output tokens$6,875

Official OpenAI API price, as listed on models.dev.

Capability

Independent benchmarks

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for GPT-5.6 Cyber yet.

Specifications

The details

Lab
OpenAI
Released
Aug 7, 2026
Knowledge cutoff
Feb 16, 2026
Context window
400,000 tokens
Max output
128,000 tokens
Inputs
Text, Images
Output
Text
Reasoning
Adjustable effort low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Weights
Proprietary
API model ID
gpt-daybreak-red-lateston OpenAI
Availability
1 API providerlisted on models.dev

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Questions

About GPT-5.6 Cyber

How much does GPT-5.6 Cyber cost?

GPT-5.6 Cyber costs $12.50 input / $75.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Cached input is $1.25 per million tokens, and writing to the cache costs $15.63. At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $28.13 per million tokens, more expensive than 97% of the 360 priced models we track.

What is the context window of GPT-5.6 Cyber?

GPT-5.6 Cyber accepts up to 400,000 tokens per request and can write up to 128,000 tokens in one response.

How good is GPT-5.6 Cyber?

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for GPT-5.6 Cyber yet.

Is GPT-5.6 Cyber open source?

No. GPT-5.6 Cyber is proprietary; you use it through OpenAI’s API or partner platforms.

What inputs does GPT-5.6 Cyber support?

GPT-5.6 Cyber accepts text and images and replies in text. It is a reasoning model with low, medium, high, xhigh and max effort settings, supports tool calling and can return structured JSON output.

When was GPT-5.6 Cyber released?

OpenAI released GPT-5.6 Cyber on Aug 7, 2026. Its training data runs to Feb 16, 2026.

What are the best alternatives to GPT-5.6 Cyber?

The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Claude Mythos 5 (Anthropic, $10.00 / $50.00), Fugu Ultra (Sakana AI, $5.00 / $30.00), MAI-Code-1.1-Flash (Microsoft) and Kimi K2.8 Preview (Moonshot AI).