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AI news from OpenAI: 17 updates. Every card links to the maker's own page.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    OpenAI released prompt-to-voice for API customers

    OpenAI released prompt-to-voice for all API customers.

    Why it matters

    Developers can reuse a custom voice in GPT-Live sessions.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    GPT-Live adds native Decisions integration

    GPT-Live can now call Decisions through native delegation or trigger decisions from input or output transcript deltas.

    Why it matters

    Developers can build apps that act while a user speaks or react to what Live says.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    GPT-6.1 Sol adds Ultrafast mode in Responses API

    GPT-6.1 Sol can now use Ultrafast mode in the Responses API to reduce time between generated output tokens.

    Why it matters

    Set service_tier to ultrafast on GPT-6.1 Sol when lower token-to-token delay matters for your product.

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  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    OpenAI updates the chat-latest model snapshot

    OpenAI updated chat-latest, which tracks the latest model available in ChatGPT for listed plans.

    Why it matters

    Its underlying snapshot will change regularly, so it suits testing chat improvements rather than fixed production behavior.

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  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    OpenAI releases Decisions API beta with GPT-6 Luna

    OpenAI released the Decisions API in beta with GPT-6 Luna for turning text and images into typed answers.

    Why it matters

    Founders can evaluate it where structured outputs are central to their product workflow.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    OpenAI's Python SDK adds session traces and Realtime translations

    Version 3.23.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds session traces and Realtime translations.

    Why it matters

    Traces help debug agent sessions, and Realtime translation supports multilingual voice products.

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  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    OpenAI's Python SDK adds GPT-6.1 Sol

    Version 3.21.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds the GPT-6.1 Sol model identifier.

    Why it matters

    Apps built on OpenAI's API can test GPT-6.1 Sol through the official SDK.

  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    Codex makes GPT-6.1 Sol its default model

    Codex 0.159.1 adds GPT-6.1 Sol as the default model in the bundled catalog and the Amazon Bedrock Mantle and Runtime catalogs.

    Why it matters

    Codex users now run on GPT-6.1 Sol unless they pick another model, so coding workflows may need a model check.

  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    Codex lets new input steer a running response

    Codex 0.159.0 adds an opt-in instant_interrupt setting. New input can steer Codex during model responses or long-running code-mode calls.

    Why it matters

    Redirecting a coding agent mid-task saves time on long runs.

  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    OpenAI adds computer use to beta agents

    Version 3.22.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds computer use to beta agents.

    Why it matters

    Agents on OpenAI's platform can now work with software that has no API.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    OpenAI adds Cyber access programs to the Responses API

    Version 3.20.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds Cyber access programs to Responses.

    Why it matters

    Security products building on the Responses API can now use Cyber access programs through the official SDK.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    Codex adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna, including on Amazon Bedrock

    Codex 0.157.0 adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna, including Amazon Bedrock support, and migration prompts for older models.

    Why it matters

    Codex now offers the GPT-6 models and prompts users to migrate off older ones, so coding workflows built on Codex may need a model check.

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  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    OpenAI's Python SDK adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna

    Version 3.18.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna model identifiers.

    Why it matters

    Apps built on OpenAI's API can test the GPT-6 models through the official SDK.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    Codex adds experimental voice conversations

    Codex 0.155.0 adds experimental /voice conversations with live transcripts and microphone controls. It also adds Touch ID checks for MCP requests in local sessions on supported Macs.

    Why it matters

    Voice briefs to a coding agent are now an option, and MCP requests on a Mac can need Touch ID.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    OpenAI's Python SDK adds an Agents API

    Version 3.13.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds an Agents API.

    Why it matters

    Founders get a first-party way to build agents on OpenAI's platform.

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  • OpenAI

    Founder news

    Codex adds experimental worktree support

    Codex 0.154.0 adds experimental worktree support for isolated checkouts of new or forked sessions. The same release makes GPT-6-Astra available in the model picker.

    Why it matters

    Running several Codex tasks on one codebase is safer when each works in its own checkout.

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  • OpenAI

    Assistant changes

    OpenAI's Python SDK adds GPT-6 Astra

    Version 3.8.0 of the official OpenAI Python SDK adds gpt-6-astra and related features.

    Why it matters

    Apps built on OpenAI's API can start testing the new model through the official SDK.

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