Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI expands ChatGPT with agents and developer tools
OpenAI used DevDay 2026 to unveil new ChatGPT, Codex, identity, security and API features, including GPT-6.1 Sol, Dots, a Meetings plugin, Sign in with ChatGPT and AWS preview.
- OpenAI used DevDay 2026 in San Francisco on 29 September 2026 to announce wider features for ChatGPT, Codex, identity, security and its APIs.
- It introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, widened access to GPT-6 Astra and launched Dots as persistent agents.
- It added Pages, a Meetings plugin and Sign in with ChatGPT, and said some features would roll out gradually or remain in beta and preview.
- OpenAI launched Codex Cloud and Codex Security, expanded the Agents API with browser-based computer use and put Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents powered by OpenAI into preview on AWS.
OpenAI used DevDay 2026 in San Francisco on 29 September to announce a wider set of products around ChatGPT, Codex, identity, security and APIs. The company said many of the features would arrive gradually, and some would be limited to beta or preview releases.
It introduced GPT-6.1 Sol and widened access to GPT-6 Astra. OpenAI said Sol was intended to come close to Astra's capability while improving speed and cost, and that Dots could keep working between conversations as persistent agents.
The company also added Pages, shareable profiles, Sign in with ChatGPT and a Meetings plugin. For the sign-in feature, OpenAI said the initial rollout included Airtable, GitLab, HubSpot, Notion, Supabase and Vercel.
OpenAI also launched Codex Cloud and Codex Security and expanded the Agents API with browser-based computer use. Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents powered by OpenAI entered preview on AWS.
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Companies
- OpenAI
- used DevDay 2026 to announce the product expansion
- Amazon Web Services
- hosted the preview of Bedrock Managed Agents
- Airtable
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
- GitLab
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
- HubSpot
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
- Notion
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
- Supabase
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
- Vercel
- was one of the initial Sign in with ChatGPT partners
Products and systems
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- was introduced as the latest GPT-6 model
- GPT-6 Astra
- was the higher-capability model whose access was expanded
- Dots
- were persistent AI agents that could keep working between chats
- ChatGPT
- was expanded with collaboration, sharing and identity features
- Codex
- was expanded into cloud development and security
- Meetings plugin
- was launched in beta for note-taking from meetings
- Pages
- were editable documents inside ChatGPT
- Sign in with ChatGPT
- let users use ChatGPT identity on external services
- Codex Cloud
- gave developers reusable cloud environments
- Codex Security
- scanned codebases and proposed fixes
- Agents API
- gained computer-use browser capability
- Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents powered by OpenAI
- entered preview on AWS
How the source tells it
The article read like a launch roundup, with light vendor boosterism and a novelty-heavy inventory of new features.
- vendor boosterism launch-event framing and a strategic expansion narrative
- novelty repeated emphasis on new products, previews and expanded access