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OpenAI adds GPT-6-Cyber model to API for vulnerability research

OpenAI added GPT-6-Cyber to its API; businesses using the OpenAI API can use it for vulnerability research starting November 5, 2026.

1 min read Source: developers.openai.com

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What changed: OpenAI's API changelog announced the GPT-6-Cyber model, used to investigate vulnerabilities, reproduce them in an authorized test environment, and verify fixes; a Daybreak setup step must be completed before the first request.

Who is affected

Source doesn't specify; described as a model addition covering OpenAI API users generally.

What it means for your business

For businesses using the OpenAI API, this means they can now use GPT-6-Cyber to investigate and verify security vulnerabilities within an authorized test environment.

What to do

Complete the Daybreak setup before sending your first request; use GPT-6-Cyber only in authorized test environments.

When it takes effect

Source gives no separate effective date; the feature was announced in the OpenAI API changelog dated November 5, 2026.

Source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog#2026-11-05

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