
Leaks & rumours
OpenAI Astra Leak Points to New Model Testing
An unconfirmed report says OpenAI may be testing model variants associated with the rumored Astra project, including a new vega-alpha build.
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Leaks & rumours
An unconfirmed report says OpenAI may be testing model variants associated with the rumored Astra project, including a new vega-alpha build.

News
OpenAI says Astra will be available soon after additional safety work, with its most advanced cybersecurity capabilities initially restricted to selected…

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OpenAI’s August roundup highlights broader Codex workflows, new agent and plugin capabilities, API changes, image generation updates, and developer events.

Codex resets
Paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users are receiving a usage reset after fixes addressed several sources of avoidable usage, including repeated background tasks,…

Leaks & rumours
A report says Astra has moved beyond dogfood testing under the name “ultima-alpha,” with broader access and a GPT-Image 2 update potentially arriving soon.

Leaks & rumours
A post reports expanded internal testing of OpenAI’s GPT Astra, early public outputs and a possible frontend improvement, while no public release has been…

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OpenAI plans to wind down its contract supplying models to Cursor after its acquisition by SpaceX, citing terms-of-service concerns and setting a proposed…

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ChatGPT Work is rolling out website login support on web and mobile for Plus, Pro, and Business users, allowing them to ask the assistant to handle tasks that…

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A focused report on a claimed OpenAI pretraining milestone and what it could mean for Astra, GPT-6, and the company’s reported competitive position against…

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The five-hour usage limit is returning for Plus accounts across ChatGPT Work and Codex, while the two Pro tiers remain exempt for the upcoming months.

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GPT-5.6 Sol pricing is reported to have fallen to $4 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. This brief explains the reported reductions…

Codex resets
An update says paid Codex subscriptions will receive a full usage reset alongside fixes targeting several efficiency issues, with more work planned next week.

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OpenAI says it will cut GPT-5.6 Sol API and credit pricing by more than 20% for three months, giving users a temporary reduction in usage costs.

Codex resets
Codex has reached 20 million active users, prompting a banked reset for Codex and ChatGPT Work users while an investigation into faster-draining usage limits…

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OpenAI has slowed down, but its not bad news.

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The loved OpenAI Tibo has teased their upcoming model.

Codex resets
Tibo has done it again.

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