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Jul 9, 2026 · Industry Insights

OpenAI May Skip GPT‑5.x and Launch GPT‑6 Within a Month to Counter Anthropic’s Mythos

Unverified social‑media leaks suggest OpenAI will abandon the GPT‑5.x series and release GPT‑6 as early as July with a new, larger pre‑training base to answer Anthropic’s Mythos model, while rivals like xAI, DeepSeek and MiniMax accelerate their own large‑scale training efforts.