OpenAI fixed GPT-5.6 Sol’s most frustrating flaw: Burning limits while it waits
The New Stack Amanda Caswell ● Covered by 3 sources
OpenAI deployed backend improvements to GPT-5.6 Sol after users reported usage limits depleting faster than expected during agentic tasks that spent time waiting for tool execution. The company made inference improvements that extend typical Sol sessions by 18% and reset usage limits for affected ChatGPT Work and Codex users. The issue exposed a mismatch between subscription limits designed for chat interactions and the token consumption patterns of AI coding agents that perform extended workflows with tool calls and waiting periods.
Why it matters
OpenAI introduced GPT-5.6 Sol earlier this month as a model built for more demanding coding tasks. But it didn’t take The post OpenAI fixed GPT-5.6 Sol’s most frustrating flaw: Burning limits while it waits appeared first on The New Stack.
