Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window Narrows
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber, a dedicated cybersecurity model for authorized security research.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6-Cyber, a purpose-built model for cybersecurity work available through its Daybreak Red program. The model targets authorized use cases including vulnerability research, exploit validation, and security testing. This marks a significant expansion of OpenAI into specialized security AI tooling, competing in a fast-growing enterprise market where defenders are racing to match attacker capabilities.