Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 15, 2026Published at 1:32 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Suspends the Five-Hour Cap on GPT-5.6 Sol After a Demand Surge
The company lifted the rolling window for Plus, Pro, and Business plans and reset usage counters, but kept the separate weekly limits in place.
OpenAI temporarily removed the five-hour rolling usage limit on GPT-5.6 Sol for its Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers and reset every user's current counter, after what OpenAI product lead Tibo Sottiaux described as two days of intense lo…
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The Inference-Cost Efficiency Race
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