An X account going by the handle iruletheworldmo — whose display name is three strawberry emojis — posted that Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6, and Gemini 3.5 will all launch this week.
https://twitter.com/iruletheworldmo/status/2056030457959952525
This user is not an insider. Back in August 2024, they rode the hype around OpenAI's "Strawberry" project to invent a release date for GPT-5, even fabricating a character named Lily Ashwood to trick people. It was a pure grift for engagement.
There have been rumors of a May AI model refresh, but bundling three flagship releases into "next week" (which is now this week) comes with zero evidence.
When asked in the replies whether they were serious, the account doubled down. These baseless predictions have become a running joke in the AI community. Developer Haider replied with their own teaser: "GPT-6 and Opus 5 coming in the next few weeks."