[m3h]

If GPT-5.6 preview is not available outside US government approved "trusted partners", I don't see how the General Available can be trusted later.

Who knows what they will fix, block or change in the model between the preview and GA time. Open models can't arrive soon enough.

[speedgoose]

Open models arrived. They are not even that far behind anymore. But the hardware costs are a bit too high for now.