codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix GPT 5.5 Knowledge cut-off June 2024? [1 comments, 2 participants]

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What's your knowledge cut off date


My knowledge cutoff is June 2024.

  For anything current or likely changed since then, I can look it up live.
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What issue are you seeing?

Was it not August 2025 a short while ago? GPT 5.5 saying it's now June 2024.

› What's your knowledge cut off date


• My knowledge cutoff is June 2024.

  For anything current or likely changed since then, I can look it up live.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Ask knowledge cut off date

What is the expected behavior?

Expected to be August 2025 or better

Additional information

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TL;DR

The knowledge cutoff date appears to be outdated, and updating it to the current date or a more recent one, such as August 2025, might resolve the issue.

Guidance

  • The provided knowledge cutoff date of June 2024 seems to be the likely cause of the discrepancy.
  • To verify the issue, ask the model for its knowledge cutoff date again after attempting any fixes.
  • Consider looking up information live for anything current or changed since the knowledge cutoff date as a temporary workaround.
  • If the model's knowledge cutoff date is not updateable, using a different model or information source with a more recent knowledge cutoff might be necessary.

Notes

The issue lacks information on how the knowledge cutoff date is updated or managed, which could be crucial for a permanent fix.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Look up information live for current or recently changed data, as the model suggests, due to the outdated knowledge cutoff date.

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