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Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, 2026, featuring 2.7 trillion parameters—the largest open-weight model to date. The company claims K3 performs competitively with Anthropic's Fable 5 while costing $15 per million output tokens compared to Fable's $50.

OpenAI will publicly release its GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models on Thursday, two weeks after restricting access to select partners at U.S. government request. The release follows Anthropic's restoration of its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after a similar government review process.

The U.S. Commerce Department has cleared Anthropic to restore access to its Mythos 5 AI model for select cybersecurity partners, two weeks after imposing export controls over jailbreak concerns. The related Fable 5 model remains under government restrictions.

OpenAI announced three new models—GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna—on June 26, 2026, but is limiting initial access to a "small group of trusted partners" following a U.S. government request. The company says it plans to make the models generally available "in the coming weeks."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees the company will release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form only, with the Trump administration approving customer access on a case-by-case basis. The move follows stricter export controls imposed on Anthropic earlier this month.