Current outcome
On Day 4 of OpenAI's 28-day product sprint, OpenAI rolled out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, with up to 8x faster generation in Codex and API pricing at 6x standard; Codex also gained real-time mid-task redirect capability.
Progress timeline
13 material updates- #01
GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, marketed as near-Astra intelligence at roughly a fifth of the cost, alongside cheaper cached input pricing and a restructured subscription lineup including a new $500/month Pro 500 tier and reduced allowances on the existing $200 Pro plan.
Source evidence: OpenAI Blog · The Verge AI · theblockbeats · foresightnews · theblockbeats · TechCrunch AI · TechCrunch AI · TechCrunch AI · theblockbeats · theblockbeats · QbitAI 量子位
- #02
OpenAI一周就更新GPT-6 Sol，性能逼近Astra
GPT-6.1 Sol has rolled out to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, not yet in regular ChatGPT chat; specific benchmarks show near-Astra performance; cached input price halved to $0.1 per million tokens; model released just a week after GPT-6 Sol.
State after update: OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, marketed as near-Astra intelligence at roughly a fifth of the cost. It has rolled out to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work (not yet in regular ChatGPT chat), with API standard pricing unchanged ($2 input / $10 output per million tokens) and cached input reduced to $0.1, benchmarks showing near-Astra coding and Computer Use performance.
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #03
刚刚，GPT-6 Astra接上宇树G1，把厨房收拾了！
A newly reported GPT-6 'Astra' model was connected to a Unitree G1 humanoid robot and completed a kitchen cleanup task by invoking robot skills as tools.
Source evidence: QbitAI 量子位
- #04
OpenAI’s new agent is a shot at Meta — but can it compete with free?
At its annual DevDay, OpenAI announced Dots, a GPT-6 Astra-powered AI agent positioned to compete with Meta's fast-growing Muse agent platform.
Source evidence: The Verge AI
- #05
A model guide for the GPT-6 family
OpenAI published a practical guide for startups on choosing among GPT-6 models, tuning reasoning effort, improving prompts and skills, coordinating tools, and preparing workflows for production.
Source evidence: OpenAI Blog
- #06
OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
OpenAI's new Dots agent platform is a workplace-oriented agent system that, per The Verge's hands-on impressions, feels like enterprise software that can also handle everyday consumer tasks like ordering food.
Source evidence: The Verge AI
- #07
OpenAI 28天冲刺首日：GPT-6 Astra和6.1 Sol提速约50%
OpenAI kicked off its 28-day product sprint with Day 1 delivering roughly 50% faster default generation for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, automatically rolled out to Codex, ChatGPT Work, and third-party tools authenticated via 'Sign in with ChatGPT'.
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #08
GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone
OpenAI launched GPT-6 alongside a redesigned 'Intelligent UI' intended to bring its capabilities to a general audience, prompting community debate over the interface design and the model's ability to auto-generate interactive explainers.
Source evidence: joshuawright11
- #09
ChatGPT’s ‘Intelligent UI’ update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons
OpenAI announced that GPT-6 with Intelligent UI began rolling out globally to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers in the Chat tab, with Free and Go tiers following the next day; the update applies to the ChatGPT chat experience while Work and Codex remain on separate tracks.
State after update: OpenAI released GPT-6 with Intelligent UI and is rolling it out in stages to ChatGPT users: Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers received it in the Chat tab, with Free and Go tiers following the next day; Work and Codex are not part of this rollout.
Source evidence: The Verge AI
- #10
OpenAI把ChatGPT变成可交互界面：GPT-6上线，回答不再只有文字
Report adds GPT-6 model tier details and Intelligent UI specifics: Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise receive GPT-6 Sol, Free and Go begin receiving GPT-6 Luna from Oct 8; Intelligent UI can auto-generate interactive diagrams, parameters, calculators, maps, and mini-games, and GPT-6 Instant answers search questions with 44% faster time-to-first-token than GPT-5.6 Instant.
State after update: GPT-6 with Intelligent UI continues staged rollout: Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise have received GPT-6 Sol, while Free and Go begin receiving GPT-6 Luna from October 8; Intelligent UI supports interactive diagrams, calculators, maps, and mini-games in answers, and GPT-6 Instant answers search questions with 44% faster time-to-first-token than GPT-5.6 Instant. Work and Codex remain outside this rollout.
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #11
OpenAI 28天冲刺Day 3：GPT-6进Chat，付费用户再送一次额度重置
On Day 3 of OpenAI's 28-day product sprint, GPT-6 launched inside the ChatGPT chat interface first for Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise users (Free and Go to follow), alongside news that Codex and ChatGPT Work together hit 40 million active users and that all paid accounts will receive a one-time banked usage reset valid for a month.
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #12
【OpenAI 推出 GPT-6 与 Intelligent UI，可在对话中生成交互式工具】
OpenAI globally launched GPT-6 and Intelligent UI for all ChatGPT users, letting the model blend text, visual content, and interactive elements and generate in-conversation tools such as games and interactive budget calculators.
Source evidence: foresightnews
- #13
OpenAI 28天冲刺Day4：Sol超快档最高8倍速，Codex支持实时纠偏
On Day 4 of OpenAI's 28-day product sprint, OpenAI rolled out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, with up to 8x faster generation in Codex and API pricing at 6x standard; it also improved Codex mid-task redirect, letting users add requests or correct direction while the agent is executing.
State after update: On Day 4 of OpenAI's 28-day product sprint, OpenAI rolled out GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast to API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, with up to 8x faster generation in Codex and API pricing at 6x standard; Codex also gained real-time mid-task redirect capability.
Source evidence: theblockbeats