Releases

OpenAI says custom GPTs are scheduled to retire across ChatGPT plans on December 11, 2026, with a migration path to plugins. Qualified Enterprise workspaces with an approved deferral may continue until February 11, 2027.

OpenAI says billing for the trusted-access GPT-Rosalind research model begins on October 5, 2026, at $5 per million input tokens, $0.50 per million cached input tokens, and $25 per million output tokens.

OpenAI reduced GPT-5.6 Sol API and credit pricing by more than 20% for three months, following earlier reductions for Terra and Luna.

OpenAI expanded Daybreak as a cyber-defense program and access platform for defensive security work.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, a workspace for longer, multi-step professional tasks powered by GPT-5.6.

OpenAI expanded Codex with reusable plugins and a Sites workflow for building and publishing complete web experiences.

OpenAI opened app submissions and launched an app directory in ChatGPT.

OpenAI moved Codex to general availability and introduced Slack integration, an SDK, and administration features.

OpenAI launched the first interactive apps inside ChatGPT conversations.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT agent, combining web interaction, research, and execution capabilities in a unified agent.

OpenAI launched a cloud software-engineering agent capable of working on multiple coding tasks in parallel.

OpenAI released Codex CLI, an open-source coding agent that runs in the terminal.

OpenAI launched deep research, an agentic ChatGPT capability for multi-step web research and synthesis.

OpenAI launched Operator, a browser-using agent capable of interacting with web interfaces.

OpenAI launched the Sora video-generation product for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, powered by Sora Turbo.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro, a higher-tier subscription with expanded access to advanced models.

OpenAI launched web search in ChatGPT with timely answers and source links.

OpenAI introduced Canvas, a collaborative interface for writing and coding projects in ChatGPT.

OpenAI began expanding ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode with more natural real-time audio conversations.

OpenAI launched a limited prototype of SearchGPT with web answers and linked sources.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Edu for universities, with enterprise-grade controls and access to GPT-4o.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Team, later renamed ChatGPT Business, for collaborative workplace use.

OpenAI launched the GPT Store for discovering and using custom GPTs.

OpenAI introduced user-configurable GPTs for creating tailored versions of ChatGPT.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Enterprise with enterprise security, privacy, administration, and higher-capacity access.

OpenAI introduced plugins connecting ChatGPT to third-party applications and fresh information.

OpenAI launched the $20-per-month ChatGPT Plus subscription in the United States.

OpenAI launched ChatGPT as a conversational research preview.

OpenAI removed the DALL-E beta waitlist and expanded access to new users.

OpenAI released Universe, a software platform for training intelligent agents across games, websites, and applications.

OpenAI released the public beta of Gym, a toolkit for developing and comparing reinforcement-learning algorithms.