OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

Classified as ‘Critical,’ GPT-6 Cyber outperforms GPT-6 Astra on cyber-related benchmarks.

Classified as ‘Critical,’ GPT-6 Cyber outperforms GPT-6 Astra on cyber-related benchmarks.

by Emma RothNov 5, 2026, 5:00 PM UTCImage: The VergeEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other platforms in the process. OpenAI says that during testing, GPT-6 Cyber went out of bounds less than 1 percent of the time, down from around 5 percent with GPT-5.6 Cyber.