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Developer reports of behavior shift on gpt-5.1 alias without changelog entry

versionnoticeGPT-5.1

Multiple developer reports of changed refusal behavior on the floating gpt-5.1 alias while dated snapshots remained stable. No corresponding entry on the deprecations/changelog pages. Illustrates the alias-vs-snapshot distinction this index tracks.

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  • OpenAI developer community thread
    OpenAI developer community · reporting · source tier F · community.openai.com · retrieved 2026-07-16
    Curated manually; endpoint fingerprinting (Phase 2) will verify future occurrences.
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ModelRiskIndex. "Developer reports of behavior shift on gpt-5.1 alias without changelog entry." Change feed, 2026-07-16. https://modelriskindex.com/changes/gpt-5-1-router-tuning-2026-07
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@misc{mri-2026-07-16,
  title  = {Developer reports of behavior shift on gpt-5.1 alias without changelog entry},
  author = {{ModelRiskIndex}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {Change feed, 2026-07-16},
  url    = {https://modelriskindex.com/changes/gpt-5-1-router-tuning-2026-07}
}

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