Morning Edition · Thursday, July 30, 2026Published at 1:37 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Offers 100,000 Academics Free Access to GPT-5.6 Sol, Weights Withheld
The first cohort of 10,000 researchers gets the equivalent of a $200-a-month Pro plan, with rollout continuing through 2027.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, giving 100,000 scientists free access to the full GPT-5.6 family, including the Sol Pro top model, plus ChatGPT Work and Codex. Applications opened this week, the first group of 10,000 b…
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