OpenAI’s rapid release cadence within the GPT-6 family drives current market-implied odds favoring a GPT Sol 6.2+ launch by late 2026. After shipping GPT-6 Astra in early September, Sol and Luna variants later that month, GPT-6.1 Sol in late September, and GPT-6.1 Terra in late October, the company introduced GPT-6 Cyber on November 5 with stronger vulnerability detection and alignment safeguards. Leaks showing gpt-6.2-astra identifiers in Codex usage, combined with reporting on potential new Astra, Sol, and cyber models as soon as November 6, have reinforced trader consensus around near-term iteration. Competitive pressure from other large language model developers and OpenAI’s history of balancing capability gains with safety reviews remain key swing factors for exact timing.