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OpenAI ships GPT-6.1 Sol at 1/5th Astra price, introduces always-on dots agents.

OpenAI DevDay 2026 launched GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near-Astra intelligence at one-fifth the price, alongside dots (persistent always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra), Codex Ultrafast (up to 8x faster token generation), and Codex Security Cloud with Daybreak Blue cyber-capable models included by default. The company also published guidelines on securing frontier RL training runs.

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    openai.com/index/devday-2026-recap
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    openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-sol
  3. Ars Technica AI3D AGO
    arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/openai-says-planned-gpt-6-1-is-too-insecure-to-release
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    www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002033/openai-dots-launch-muse-competitor
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  8. TechCrunch AI3D AGO
    techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-gives-codex-reusable-cloud-environments-that-work-across-devices
  9. WIRED AI3D AGO
    www.wired.com/story/openai-dots-always-on-ai-agents-that-proactively-help
  10. TechCrunch AI3D AGO
    techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-expands-chatgpts-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations
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    techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-its-bubbly-agentic-avatar
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    techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-takes-on-microsoft-with-the-launch-of-what-feels-a-whole-lot-like-chatgpts-own-office-suite
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    www.latent.space/p/ainews-openai-devday-2026-dots-61
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@OpenAI1H · 2043.7K
Get ready. https://t.co/bsf4j6vspM
@sama17H · 2520.8K
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon.
@sama2D · 2458.0K
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon.