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OpenAI's DevDay: a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol, background "dots" assistants and a bigger office push

OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of GPT-6 Astra's standard API prices. Its DevDay recap lists more than 20 announcements across ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, security and builder tools, including "dots": proactive assistants that keep working across projects. TechCrunch also reports a new suite of office features that puts OpenAI in more direct competition with traditional software companies.

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Why this matters

For the 806

Most of this is OpenAI describing its own products, and we haven't tested any of it. The price claim is the concrete part: if it holds, near-top-model quality for a fifth of the cost. Dots are the part to read twice. OpenAI says you stay in control, while TechCrunch describes them as working toward your goals in the background with minimal oversight. Before you let one send anything out, ask who checks the work.

What we know

  • OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol and describes it as near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API input and output token prices.
  • OpenAI's DevDay 2026 recap points to more than 20 announcements, including GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, security and new tools for builders.
  • OpenAI describes dots as proactive assistants that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks, and says they help you stay in control while work moves forward.
  • TechCrunch describes dots as meant to operate independent of any specific hardware or interface, pursuing user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight.
  • TechCrunch reports that OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into more direct competition with more traditional software companies.

What we don't know

  • Whether GPT-6.1 Sol performs as claimed — the price and quality comparison is OpenAI's own, with no independent testing yet.
  • What the office features include, who gets them, and what they cost — the excerpts we saw don't say.
  • What Codex-specific announcements were made at DevDay — the recap excerpt names Codex but we did not see the details.
  • How dots check their own work or limit what they can do on their own.
  • Only excerpts of these pages were available to us; we could not read the full articles.

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