Everyone is talking about Mercury-alpha, the mystery model that many believe could be GPT-5.6.

In this live discussion, we're separating fact from speculation and unpacking what would actually matter if OpenAI releases a new flagship model this week.

We'll cover:

🔹 What Mercury-alpha is (and why people think it's GPT-5.6)

🔹 The biggest rumors and evidence so far

🔹 What a new OpenAI model would need to deliver to move the industry forward

🔹 How Mercury-alpha fits into the broader AI agent race

🔹 Codex, Hermes Desktop, and the rise of coding and desktop agents

🔹 What all of this means for AI users, builders, and businesses

Join us live, bring your questions, and help us figure out whether Mercury-alpha is the next major leap in AI or just another chapter in the internet's favorite pastime: model-name archaeology.

👇 Drop your predictions in the chat:What do you think Mercury-alpha actually is?

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