If you searched for a ChatGPT 6 release date this week, the technically correct answer is that there isn’t one. As of 3 August 2026, OpenAI has not released any model named GPT-6 or ChatGPT 6. OpenAI cannot announce a GPT-6 release date for a model it has not decided to call GPT-6. OpenAI has not released a model called GPT-6 or ChatGPT 6, and has not announced a date. OpenAI has not decided whether to release Astra as GPT-6, as a GPT-5 point release such as GPT-5.7, or under the Astra name on its own.