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A June 2, 2026 US executive order invites frontier-model developers to voluntarily hand the government up to 30 days of pre-release access for security review. It is not a license mandate, but paired with GPT-5.6's gated launch it hints at a world where builders get the best
Three model releases landed in two weeks in June 2026: Fable 5, open-weight GLM-5.2, and limited-preview GPT-5.6. Skip the leaderboard drama. Here is the builder's take on which model belongs on which workflow step, with every price and benchmark dated and attributed.
Three frontier models landed in June 2026: Claude Fable 5, Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2, and OpenAI's limited-preview GPT-5.6. The numbers do not all measure the same thing, so here is an honest, dated comparison on coding score, price, and openness.
OpenAI previewed GPT-5.6 on June 26, 2026 in three tiers, Luna, Terra, and Sol, with public per-token prices. The twist is access: launch was limited to roughly 20 partners at the behest of the U.S. government, with general availability promised in the coming weeks. Here is the
In July 2026 you can call five frontier models before lunch, at prices that range tenfold. More choice is not an easier choice. Here is a job-by-job map of which model to default to, with every price dated and a reminder to test on your own data.
