Articles tagged "OpenAI"

On July 30, 2026 OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 API prices: Luna drops 80% to $0.20 in / $1.20 out per 1M tokens, Terra drops 20% to $2 / $12, Sol is unchanged and gains Fast mode (up to 2.5x speed at 2x price). Full old-vs-new tables, monthly cost recalculations, and what to change in your routing design.

A hands-on guide to @openai/codex-security, the open-source CLI and TypeScript SDK for OpenAI's security agent: the find-validate-patch pipeline, key commands, pre-commit hooks, CI integration with --fail-on-severity and SARIF export, cost controls, and requirements — based on the repository's primary sources.

Codex app update 26.715 (July 23, 2026): GPT-Live-powered ChatGPT Voice steers work across Chat, Work, and Codex, and local projects gain multi-folder support.

GPT-5.6 ships in three tiers — Sol $5/$30, Terra $2.50/$15, Luna $1/$6 (input/output per 1M). xAI Grok 4.5 is $2/$6 with a 500K context and an OpenAI-compatible API. A practical comparison plus per-use-case routing, prompt caching, and reasoning-effort cost tips for SMBs. Updated July 2026.

A deep dive into GPT-Red (July 15, 2026): OpenAI's internal automated red-teamer trained by self-play RL to attack its own models, then used to harden GPT-5.6 — a 'self-improvement for safety.' Covers the method, the 0.05% prompt-injection failure rate, a vending-machine agent breach, and what it means for businesses adopting AI agents.

A deep dive into kbd-1.0 Codex Micro, OpenAI's first branded hardware (July 15, 2026): a $230, 13-key macro pad built with Work Louder featuring agent-status RGB, a joystick for Codex skills, and a reasoning-level dial — plus the skepticism about adding buttons to a natural-language workflow.

**OpenAI unveiled [ChatGPT Work](https://openai.com/chatgpt-work/) at a 2026-07-09 livestream** ([Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/07/09/ai-openai-gpt-release) / [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/openai-unveils-chatgpt-work-agent-to-field-tasks-for-hours)). It's a **GPT-5.6-powered workplace AI agent** that **gathers context across Slack / Microsoft Teams / Google Drive / SharePoint / email / calendars / CRMs** and produces documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and other work artifacts autonomously. The agent **breaks projects into smaller steps and runs for hours**, while users watch progress, answer questions, redirect it, and approve important actions. Users can **pull context from a specific app by typing `@`** followed by the app name (e.g. `@Slack`, `@GoogleDrive`). **Rollout**: web + mobile begins with Pro / Enterprise / Edu on 2026-07-09, expanding to Plus / Business within days. **The updated desktop app** (Mac / Windows) also ships **Chat / Work / Codex to every plan including Free**. GPT-5.6, released the same day ([CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/openai-expanding-gpt-5point6-ai-model-release-ending-government-limits.html) / [The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5958647-openai-releases-gpt56-trump/)), is the substrate model for ChatGPT Work. Position: a **head-on competitor to [Claude Cowork's Web/Mobile expansion](../columns/claude-cowork-web-mobile-launch-2026-07)**, matching Cowork's HITL-notification + multi-app-integration approach with OpenAI's workplace-agent strategy. Joins [Devin](../columns/claude-fable-5-return-devin-cursor-2026-07) (developer-focused), [Hermes Agent](../columns/nous-portal-cloud-hermes-agent-2026-07) (vendor-neutral multi-model), and [Herdr](../columns/herdr-terminal-agent-multiplexer-2026-07) (terminal parallel ops) as the **late-2026 agent big four**.

On June 2, 2026, OpenAI added a 'Sites' feature to Codex. Users can generate web apps, dashboards, and games inside Codex and instantly share an OpenAI-hosted URL within their workspace. The supported runtime is limited to Cloudflare Worker-compatible ES Modules, and the feature is currently available as a preview for Business and Enterprise plans only. There is no staging environment, and no official statement on public (anonymous) access. While ideal for internal PoC and departmental dashboards, it is too early to adopt as a foundation for customer-facing production services. The unusual structure of Vercel, Replit, and Lovable being both competitors and partners is drawing attention.

On May 29, 2026, OpenAI's Codex desktop app v26.527 brought **Computer Use (Codex driving any app by seeing, clicking, and typing on the screen) to Windows** for the first time — previously macOS-only. This column reads the official Changelog and Codex Computer Use docs as primary sources to cover the Windows-specific foreground-only execution constraint (unlike macOS's parallel background mode), the OS-level PowerShell sandbox, install via Microsoft Store and `winget`, the regional rollout excluding the EEA / UK / Switzerland at launch (**Japan is included**), pricing, comparisons with Anthropic Claude Computer Use, Claude Code, Cursor, and UiPath, and what this means for Japanese enterprises where Windows 11 dominates office endpoints.

A grounded guide to the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role pioneered by Palantir and now being mass-hired by OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, and even Big-4 consulting firms in 2026. Covers origin, scope, skills, compensation, career paths, how FDE differs from SES/SI and from generic consultants, and where this role fits for Japanese enterprises trying to ship AI beyond the PoC stage.

On May 7, 2026, OpenAI released a trio of new voice models: GPT-Realtime-2 (the first voice model with GPT-5-class reasoning), GPT-Realtime-Translate (live translation across 70+ input / 13 output languages), and GPT-Realtime-Whisper (streaming speech-to-text). This article summarizes capabilities, benchmark deltas vs 1.5, pricing, when to pick which, and the upgrade decision from 1.5 — based on official information.

OpenAI's Symphony, released in 2026 as an open-source spec, defines a "ticket-driven AI development" pattern: each Linear issue gets its own Codex agent in its own workspace and runs until the issue reaches a terminal state. This article walks through the spec's core ideas, the Elixir reference implementation, the polling / supervisor / workspace-isolation architecture, and the realistic operational considerations for adopting it — based on publicly available information.

OpenAI released the gpt-realtime-1.5 audio model on February 26, 2026, and openai/realtime-voice-component on GitHub provides an official React reference for voice UIs. This article summarizes the documented gains (+5% audio reasoning, +10.23% transcription, +7% instruction following), pricing, the component's positioning as a reference implementation, and practical considerations for business adoption.

Summary of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 released on April 23, 2026: improvements in coding, computer use, online research, and document/spreadsheet creation; rollout to ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise and Codex; API availability; and safety updates — all based on official information.

Released on March 5, 2026, GPT-5.4 Computer Use API brings native screen control to general-purpose AI models. With 75% on OSWorld-V benchmark surpassing human performance at 72.4%, it's accelerating practical automation for legacy systems and RPA replacement.