# Simon Willison shares GPT-6.1 Sol pelicans from OpenAI DevDay 2026

Digest AI · Research · published 2026-09-29T18:27:48Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/simon-willison-shares-gpt-6-1-sol-pelicans-from-openai-devday-2026

## Summary

Simon Willison posted a comment on Hacker News linking to his live blog of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 keynote. He shared SVG renderings of GPT-6.1-Sol pelicans, noting they are not notably different from the GPT-6 family pelicans. The post includes links to his live blog, the pelican images, and a grid of GPT pelicans. Tags associated with the post include AI, OpenAI, generative AI, LLMs, pelican-riding-a-bicycle, and GPT.

## Key points

- Simon Willison commented on Hacker News about GPT-6.1 Sol
- He shared SVG pelican images from OpenAI DevDay 2026
- The pelicans are not notably different from the GPT-6 family

## Why it matters

The post shows community engagement with OpenAI's latest model release through visual artifacts shared by a known AI commentator.

## Sources

1. [GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/29/hn-49898129) (Simon Willison, 2026-09-29)

Part of the developing story: [AI Language Model Showdown Gemini Claude GPT](https://digestai.news/thread/gemini-praised-for-natural-japanese-text-claude-excels-at-highlevel-thinking) (3 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Simon Willison shares GPT-6.1 Sol pelicans from OpenAI DevDay 2026", 29 September 2026, https://digestai.news/story/simon-willison-shares-gpt-6-1-sol-pelicans-from-openai-devday-2026

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