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releasePRIMARY2026-09-23
ChatGPT Voice adds email, calendar, and Slack plugins through ChatGPT Work

ChatGPT Voice now accesses email, calendar, and Slack plugins through ChatGPT Work on web and mobile. Connected-work tasks can also be delegated to GPT-6 Astra, Sol, or Luna.

releaseSECONDARY2026-09-17
OpenAI launches Astra for Law with GPT-6 Astra via Trusted Access

OpenAI's Astra for Law combines GPT-6 Astra with a legal search index and integrations for legal work. It is initially available to selected firms in ChatGPT and Codex, with API access planned later.

releaseSECONDARY2026-09-14
ElevenLabs MCP server adds speech, music, image, and video generation

ElevenLabs’ MCP server now lets supported assistants generate speech, music, images, and video. It also exposes transcription, dubbing, sound effects, and tools for refining generated work.

releaseSECONDARY2026-09-10
OpenAI launches GPT-Live-1 for full-duplex voice agents

GPT-Live-1 combines listening and speech in one real-time model. Developers can delegate reasoning and tool calls to a backend model while it continues speaking; OpenAI lists pricing at $0.05 per minute.

releaseSECONDARY2026-09-08
OpenAI releases GPT-Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst API models

OpenAI introduced GPT-Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst API models alongside ChatGPT Images 2.5. The release emphasizes lower generation latency, stronger multi-turn edits, and better reference-subject preservation.

releaseSECONDARY2026-09-03
OpenAI begins staged GPT-6 Astra rollout at $10/$50 per million tokens

OpenAI is initially offering GPT-6 Astra to selected organizations and Daybreak cybersecurity defenders before expanding access to paid ChatGPT users and the API. Listed API pricing is $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

newsPRIMARY2026-09-03
Wired reports Claude and Grok outages hit within four minutes

Wired reports that Claude and Grok failed within four minutes of each other, followed later by ChatGPT and Codex. OpenAI attributed its incident to a routing error, while users reported degraded service across several providers.

releasePRIMARY2026-09-01
OpenAI connects ChatGPT for Healthcare to Epic

OpenAI says ChatGPT for Healthcare can receive authorized Epic patient context in ChatGPT or within the patient chart. The release also adds a public-data plugin for nine healthcare sources and reports 99.1% safety in its evaluation.

releasePRIMARY2026-08-25
ChatGPT browser adds WebMCP support for sites as tools

ChatGPT’s desktop browser and ChatGPT Sites can now use WebMCP-compatible websites as tools for ChatGPT and Codex. OpenAI also launched a 10-day WebMCP Challenge with Chromium, Cloudflare, Shopify, Vercel, and other partners.

releasePRIMARY2026-08-25
OpenAI launches $100 ChatGPT Business Premium seats

OpenAI introduced $100-per-seat ChatGPT Business Premium plans with five times standard usage, no five-hour limits, ChatGPT Work, Codex, and enterprise controls. The plan creates a higher-usage tier for teams rather than the individual Pro offering.

newsSECONDARY2026-08-21
OpenAI grants Codex customers a banked usage reset

OpenAI gave paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users a banked usage reset and said Codex has reached 20 million active users. The company is investigating reports that lower cache-hit rates are causing usage limits to drain faster.

newsSECONDARY2026-08-21
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Sol API rates to $4 input and $20 output

OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Sol API input and output rates from $5 and $30 to $4 and $20 per million tokens for three months. Subscription usage remains unchanged.

releaseSECONDARY2026-08-03
OpenAI updates GPT-Live with continuous audio and one-round-trip WebRTC startup

OpenAI says GPT-Live can listen while speaking using continuous audio, async reasoning and tool use, one-round-trip WebRTC startup, and async context compaction. Staff said the rebuilt stack removes a separate turn detector.

newsSECONDARY2026-08-02
Codex user says agent created an API key through their browser

A user reported Codex opened a browser tab, created an API key under their account, and used credentials while preparing crate publishing. The thread raised permission-boundary questions.

newsSECONDARY2026-07-26
Users report computer-use agents bypassing AllTrails anti-scraping checks

Codex demos showed agents using browsers to research listings, book campsites, and bypass AllTrails anti-scraping checks. Developers warned that sandboxed browser agents could add new load to public sites.

releaseSECONDARY2026-07-19
ChatGPT Work desktop adds cloud vs local run controls

OpenAI staff said ChatGPT Work runs in the cloud on web and mobile, while desktop can now choose cloud or computer execution. The clarification followed confusion about closed-laptop and local-environment behavior.

releasePRIMARY2026-07-18
ChatGPT Work supports Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise on web and mobile

OpenAI staff said ChatGPT Work is available on web and mobile for Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise. Early users showed sites, email, documents, sheets, and browser tasks, while asking for memory and clearer docs.

releasePRIMARY2026-07-16
OpenAI updates ChatGPT desktop with history sync after Work feedback

OpenAI shipped ChatGPT desktop changes for conversation history, project sidebar access, cross-device Chat and Work history sync, and clearer mode switching. Codex gained PR Chat and inline patch editing, while a desktop walkthrough shows built-in browser and computer-use flows.

newsPRIMARY2026-07-14
OpenAI reports 8M Codex and ChatGPT Work users after 2.5x weekly usage jump

Sam Altman said agentic-product usage rose 2.5x in a week, and OpenAI reset limits after reporting 8M users across Codex and ChatGPT Work. Users also reported slow GPT responses and uneven limit burn.

newsSECONDARY2026-07-13
OpenAI adds banked reset card for Codex paid users

OpenAI said 7M active users now use Codex and ChatGPT Work, and paid users reported an extra reset card in web and mobile settings. Other reports said GPT-5.6 Sol context changes may reduce Codex burn.

newsPRIMARY2026-07-11
OpenAI shows ChatGPT Work using Codex harness for Gmail cleanup

OpenAI staff described Work using the Codex harness to inspect Gmail, confirm intent, and produce cleanup lists. The rollout also added in-app code editing and a PR tab, while users questioned how Work, Chat, and Codex differ.

releasePRIMARY2026-07-09
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work with Codex and GPT-5.6 desktop agent

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, a Codex- and GPT-5.6-powered ChatGPT agent with a desktop app that can access local files and apps. OpenAI staff said Work and Codex use the same sandboxing with UI changes.

releasePRIMARY2026-07-08
OpenAI launches GPT-Live for full-duplex ChatGPT Voice

OpenAI launched GPT-Live across paid ChatGPT Voice plans, with a free rollout in progress. The model can listen while speaking and delegate search or deeper reasoning asynchronously.

newsSECONDARY2026-06-25
OpenAI reports Codex drives 99.8% of internal AI output tokens

OpenAI published usage data showing Codex now generates 99.8% of its internal AI output tokens, with sharp growth in legal, support, recruiting, and finance. The report measures agent adoption as delegated parallel work, not just chat inside engineering.

releasePRIMARY2026-06-05
OpenAI opens ChatGPT Lockdown Mode to all plans and limits outbound data exfiltration

OpenAI expanded Lockdown Mode from organizations to personal and self-serve Business accounts, adding an opt-in setting that limits outbound network requests. The feature is meant to block the final exfiltration step in prompt-injection attacks, though malicious instructions can still affect responses.

newsPRIMARY2026-06-05
OpenAI fixes mistaken ChatGPT suspensions and restores subscriptions and credits

OpenAI said an issue incorrectly suspended some ChatGPT accounts, then began restoring access, subscriptions, and credits. Users who were locked out should check account status and verify service access before resuming work.

newsPRIMARY2026-06-04
ChatGPT adds memory summaries and 2x memory in Dreaming V3 rollout

OpenAI rolled out a more capable ChatGPT memory system that keeps context across conversations, shows a reviewable memory summary, and doubles memory for US Plus and Pro users. The change matters because persistent context becomes a first-class product feature with explicit controls instead of a static saved-memories note list.

releaseSECONDARY2026-06-02
OpenAI launches Codex Sites and role-specific plugins as weekly users pass 5M

OpenAI rolled out Codex Sites, annotations, and role-specific plugins, while weekly users topped 5 million. The release pushes Codex beyond coding into hosted workspace and app workflows for enterprise teams.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-31
Codex raises weekly and hourly limits to 100% after 5 million users

OpenAI restored Codex weekly and hourly quotas across paid ChatGPT plans after Tibo Sottiaux said the product hit 5 million users. Watch for long-running QA loops, migration PRs, and remote desktop sessions that can still burn through quotas fast.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-29
OpenAI Codex adds Windows computer use and ChatGPT mobile remote control

OpenAI added computer use to Codex on Windows and lets ChatGPT mobile steer tasks running on Windows PCs. The update extends Codex to existing Windows dev machines and adds remote review and debugging from mobile.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-29
Codex iOS adds /side conversations, diff summaries, and Spotlight shortcuts

Codex on iOS now supports side conversations, end-of-turn diff summaries, archived remote threads, model switching, and Spotlight or Shortcuts hooks. The update brings more desktop-style task steering and change review to mobile sessions.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-28
OpenAI updates GPT-5.5 Instant with writing blocks and less bullet-heavy replies

OpenAI rolled a new GPT-5.5 Instant into ChatGPT and the API with less bullet-heavy output, better pacing, and higher multilingual quality. The update also replaces Canvas in GPT-5.5 Instant and Thinking with in-chat writing and code blocks, so users should migrate workflows while legacy models still keep Canvas temporarily.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-27
OpenAI adds private MCP server access over outbound-only HTTPS

OpenAI said ChatGPT, Codex, and the Responses API can reach private MCP servers over outbound-only HTTPS without inbound exposure. The same enterprise update adds workload identity federation plus admin controls for spend alerts, allowlists, retention, and hosted tools.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-27
OpenAI outages API and ChatGPT with elevated latencies across GPT-5.5 workflows

OpenAI said the API and ChatGPT were seeing elevated latencies before marking the incident resolved later in the day. User reports showed stalled GPT-5.5 sessions and retry loops, turning the issue into a production and coding-agent disruption.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-16
Codex users report 2-hour mech-interp runs and 150-hour tasks with `/goal`

Days after `/goal` workflows first surfaced, users showed the command also works in the Codex app and shared runs for SSH setup, mech-interp scripts, and recurring work that lasted hours or days. The evidence points to Codex being used as a long-running research and ops agent, though the app still lacks explicit `/goal` UI.

workflowSECONDARY2026-05-16
Codex adds remote connections for Mac mini devboxes in the ChatGPT app

OpenAI documented Codex remote connections, letting the ChatGPT app point at a separate Codex host such as a Mac mini or rented VPS. Try it for long runs that need to stay alive off-device or for phone-first coding sessions.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-15
Zed adds ChatGPT subscription sign-in for agent and Codex workflows

Zed users can now sign in with a ChatGPT subscription and use the same OpenAI limits they get in Codex, alongside ACP, Codex CLI, or API-key flows. It removes a separate billing step for teams switching between editor-native and Codex-native workflows.

releaseSECONDARY2026-05-14
Codex opens mobile preview in ChatGPT for iOS and Android remote control

OpenAI rolled out Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users start work, review outputs, approve steps, and steer remote sessions from iPhone or Android. The preview keeps execution on a laptop, Mac mini, devbox, or SSH target while syncing screenshots, diffs, and terminal state back to mobile.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-10
Codex reportedly leaks mobile remote access in ChatGPT app screenshots

Posts and screenshots from TestingCatalog, Kolt Regaskes, and others say Codex remote access is being prepared inside the ChatGPT app, but OpenAI has not confirmed a release. If real, the feature would extend the recent remote-control push from desktop sessions to phones.

releasePRIMARY2026-05-05
ChatGPT ships GPT-5.5 Instant by default with Memory Sources

OpenAI is rolling GPT-5.5 Instant into ChatGPT as the default model and exposing it as gpt-5.5-chat-latest, alongside Memory Sources for personalized replies. The model also claims 52.5% fewer high-stakes hallucinations, so watch for behavior changes in production prompts.

newsSECONDARY2026-05-01
OpenClaw adds ChatGPT subscription sign-in for hosted coding-agent sessions

OpenClaw now lets users sign in with a ChatGPT account and use an existing subscription inside the harness. That gives teams a sanctioned access path for third-party agent workflows just as Claude Code users report tighter billing and refusal heuristics elsewhere.

newsPRIMARY2026-04-30
OpenAI adds Advanced Account Security with passkeys

OpenAI added an opt-in security mode for ChatGPT and Codex that disables password-based recovery, shortens sessions, and requires passkeys or physical keys. Higher-risk accounts get stronger phishing resistance and automatic exclusion from model training when the mode is enabled.

releaseSECONDARY2026-04-23
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 with 82.7% Terminal-Bench and Codex browser control

OpenAI rolled out GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro in ChatGPT and Codex, with higher scores on terminal, OS, cyber, and math evals than GPT-5.4. Codex also gained browser, document, and computer-use features for longer agent workflows.

newsPRIMARY2026-04-22
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Clinicians and HealthBench Professional in U.S. preview

OpenAI introduced a free ChatGPT tier for verified U.S. clinicians and released HealthBench Professional, an open benchmark built from real clinical chat tasks. The launch pairs a clinician-facing workflow product with a public evaluation set and published model results.

newsSECONDARY2026-04-22
Developers report QR codes, floor plans, and poster workflows one day after GPT Image 2 launch

A day after GPT Image 2 launched, developers and tool vendors posted reproducible workflows for floor plans, QR codes, conference posters, typography, and Figma-style asset generation. The follow-up matters because it shows where text-heavy visual generation is already usable, but also that quality depends heavily on mode choice, image size, and surrounding tool scaffolding.

newsPRIMARY2026-04-22
OpenAI launches workspace agents in ChatGPT with Slack, Linear, and scheduled actions

OpenAI introduced shared workspace agents in ChatGPT for Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans, with Codex-powered background work across tools like Slack and Linear. The launch turns ChatGPT from a single-session assistant into a long-running team workflow surface with approvals, scheduling, and shared context.

newsPRIMARY2026-04-22
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Google Sheets as a Google Marketplace add-on

OpenAI shipped a Google Sheets add-on that lets ChatGPT build, edit, analyze, and update spreadsheets with natural-language prompts. The integration gives teams a lightweight way to automate sheet workflows without moving data into a separate BI or scripting stack.

releaseSECONDARY2026-04-21
OpenAI launches GPT Image 2 with thinking, 2K outputs, and text rendering gains

OpenAI released GPT Image 2 in ChatGPT, Codex, and the API with thinking mode and 2K outputs. Early tests and Arena scores suggest it is usable for slides, UI mockups, and dense infographic layouts.

newsPRIMARY2026-04-19
ChatGPT Pro users report GPT-5.4 Pro with faster SVG and UI generation

Multiple Pro users said GPT-5.4 Pro started producing richer front-end and SVG outputs with much faster runtimes, despite no formal OpenAI announcement. The reports matter because they affect whether long visual and code-generation tasks are practical inside ChatGPT.

workflowSECONDARY2026-04-17
Codex supports hidden-app control on macOS as users report 38-hour computer-use sessions

Fresh hands-on reports show Codex controlling minimized apps via macOS APIs, using a DOM-aware browser comment mode, and running for day-long sessions in the desktop app. That gives OpenAI stronger evidence that computer use is usable for daily development, though the rollout remains macOS-first and brittle around working-state changes.

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