OpenAI Temporarily Relaxes GPT-5.6 Sol Usage Limits Amid Demand Surge

OpenAI temporarily loosened rate limits for its most capable GPT-5.6 Sol model during a short demand spike, giving more users higher per-minute and per-day token allowances; the article frames the move as a temporary operational accommodation and analyzes the cybersecurity implications, warning that provider-controlled rate limits are elastic and that expanded frontier AI access can accelerate both beneficial security research and potential malicious activity.