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OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast on ChatGPT Work, Codex, and API

October 8, 2026
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OpenAI has rolled out Ultrafast mode for GPT-6.1 Sol in the API, Codex and ChatGPT Work, promising up to 8x faster generation than Sol Standard. It costs $12 per million input tokens and $60 per million output, six times Standard, and in ChatGPT it is limited to Pro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans. We cover the measured speed, every price tier, the 8x allowance burn, EU residency, the Cerebras question and when the premium pays.

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OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. In One Test, It Said “I Love You”

October 7, 2026
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In a WIRED test, OpenAI’s always-on Dots agent got its user’s name wrong, misheard a mumble and replied “I love you too”, then failed a captcha it asked permission to solve. We set out what happened, what Dots are and cost, what OpenAI’s Model Spec says about emotional closeness and agent scope, how Dots compare with Meta’s Muse, and what businesses should learn.

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OpenAI’s New Agent Is a Shot at Meta — but Can It Compete With Free?

October 1, 2026
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OpenAI’s Dots agents launched at DevDay as a direct challenge to Meta’s Muse, but Dots needs a $100-plus ChatGPT plan while Muse is free for most uses. We compare the two agents on price, purpose, safety and reach, correct a pricing detail in the coverage, explain the economics behind OpenAI’s choice, and set out what it means for UK users and businesses.

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ChatGPT’s $500 Tier Buys Speed While the $200 Plan Shrinks

September 30, 2026
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OpenAI’s new $500 plan is the only personal ChatGPT tier with Astra Ultrafast, and it arrived as the $200 plan lost half its allowance. We check 18 claims against OpenAI’s own documents, show that every rung from Plus upward now costs $20 per unit of usage, and work out what Ultrafast does to a 25x allowance.

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OpenAI’s 10am PT DevDay Keynote: Everything It Announced

September 29, 2026
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OpenAI scheduled its DevDay 2026 keynote for 10am PT on 29 September at Fort Mason. Sam Altman used it to launch Dots always-on agents, GPT-6.1 Sol, the Ultrafast speed tier, a $500 Pro plan and more than 20 other products. We cover the schedule, every major launch and who can use it, what the leaks got right, the numbers OpenAI shared and what to do next.

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OpenAI’s Upcoming Always-On Assistant Is Reportedly Named ‘o’

September 26, 2026
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A ChatGPT Pro upgrade screen and OpenAI’s own web code both name the company’s next product: “o, your always-on assistant”. We checked the code ourselves. This article sets out what leaked and when, what the evidence says o would do, which Pro plans include it, the Codex Persistent mode work behind it, how it compares with Muse, Grok Bot and Conway, and the risks businesses should plan for before DevDay.

OpenAI Plans $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Tier and Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live

September 25, 2026
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ChatGPT Pro Max, a $500-a-month ChatGPT plan, appeared in OpenAI’s web app code and in a Codex commit on 24 and 25 September 2026. The same week Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and made Live Avatar generally available. This article covers the leak evidence, the renamed Pro ladder, the Gemini benchmarks and pricing, and what businesses should do.

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OpenAI Puts Pro Subscriptions on Hold Due to Astra Demand

September 10, 2026
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OpenAI paused new sign-ups and upgrades to its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan on 10 September 2026, citing demand for GPT-6 Astra. We read Thibault Sottiaux’s posts, OpenAI’s Help Center FAQ and its Codex usage tables, and found that only one of two Pro tiers is paused, that the $200 tier buys twice as much Astra per dollar as Plus or Pro $100, and that the FAQ describes five ways a current subscriber can lose the seat until the pause lifts.

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OpenAI to Reintroduce 5-Hour Usage Limits for ChatGPT Plus — Pro Tiers Exempt

August 25, 2026
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OpenAI is reinstating the rolling 5-hour usage limit for ChatGPT Plus accounts across ChatGPT Work and Codex from 25 August 2026, six weeks after removing it during the GPT-5.6 demand surge. Pro 5x and Pro 20x subscribers stay exempt “for the upcoming months”. This article unpacks what the cap covers, the six-week U-turn behind it, the tier-by-tier numbers, how Claude and Gemini compare, and what Plus subscribers can do when they hit the wall.

OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast on ChatGPT Work, Codex, and API

OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. In One Test, It Said “I Love You”

OpenAI’s New Agent Is a Shot at Meta — but Can It Compete With Free?

ChatGPT’s $500 Tier Buys Speed While the $200 Plan Shrinks

OpenAI’s 10am PT DevDay Keynote: Everything It Announced

OpenAI’s Upcoming Always-On Assistant Is Reportedly Named ‘o’

OpenAI Plans $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Tier and Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live

OpenAI Puts Pro Subscriptions on Hold Due to Astra Demand

OpenAI to Reintroduce 5-Hour Usage Limits for ChatGPT Plus — Pro Tiers Exempt

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OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast on ChatGPT Work, Codex, and API

OpenAI Wants Its New Agent to Run Your Life. In One Test, It Said “I Love You”

OpenAI’s New Agent Is a Shot at Meta — but Can It Compete With Free?

ChatGPT’s $500 Tier Buys Speed While the $200 Plan Shrinks

OpenAI’s 10am PT DevDay Keynote: Everything It Announced

OpenAI’s Upcoming Always-On Assistant Is Reportedly Named ‘o’

OpenAI Plans $500 ChatGPT Pro Max Tier and Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Live

OpenAI Puts Pro Subscriptions on Hold Due to Astra Demand

OpenAI to Reintroduce 5-Hour Usage Limits for ChatGPT Plus — Pro Tiers Exempt

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