ORIGINAL REPORTING
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September 22, 2026
Multiple public Codex traces show requests explicitly selecting GPT-6 Astra receiving responses labeled GPT-5.6 Luna. The traces point to a safety-buffering path, but OpenAI has not publicly explained the routing contract.
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