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`gpt-5.4` system prompt contains invalid cutoff of 2024-06

OpenAI Developer Community April 6, 2026
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The problem is the knowledge cutoff is embedded in the model system prompt (yes, there is an always on system prompt even for API requests independent from the developer system prompt) along with the current date. I have updated the original post to make this clear.

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