Good for coding front-end, a bit slow, new release from OpenAI
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The AI community is trying to piece together a new wave of discoveries that all seem to point straight at the release of GPT-5.1. OpenAI hasn’t said a word, but a trail of digital clues — from code leaks to a mysterious new model behaving exactly like an OpenAI test — is painting a very clear picture.
A few days ago I posted this paradox, I hope this model drop reverses the situation.
This doesn’t look like just a simple update. The evidence points to a significant ju…
Good for coding front-end, a bit slow, new release from OpenAI
5 min read21 hours ago
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Press enter or click to view image in full size
Photo by Arnaud Mariat on Unsplash
The AI community is trying to piece together a new wave of discoveries that all seem to point straight at the release of GPT-5.1. OpenAI hasn’t said a word, but a trail of digital clues — from code leaks to a mysterious new model behaving exactly like an OpenAI test — is painting a very clear picture.
A few days ago I posted this paradox, I hope this model drop reverses the situation.
This doesn’t look like just a simple update. The evidence points to a significant jump in reasoning. But the most compelling part isn’t just one leak; it’s the pattern. This is about an AI that can “think” more deliberately, and OpenAI’s testing strategy seems to be the smoking gun.
The Main Clue: “Polaris Alpha”
The central character in this story is a new, anonymous model named “Polaris Alpha” that suddenly appeared on OpenRouter. It’s free to use, has a 256K context window, and testers report it’s…