GPT-5.6's Government Gate, Higgsfield's $500M Sprint, and the Agentic Cost Reckoning
About this episode
OpenAI GPT-5.6 family launches with government-gated rollout, Higgsfield AI hits $500M ARR in 15 months with profitability, AI developer community shifts focus to cost-per-task in agentic workflows
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