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OpenAI DevDay 2026 Recap for Developers
OpenAI ships GPT-6.1 Sol, computer use for agents, and a Decisions API — the product layer is catching up to the model race.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 announcement bundles multiple product-layer advances—agentic APIs, cloud-based coding environments, and new ChatGPT plugins—that expand the surface area for enterprise and developer adoption beyond raw model capability.
The key facts
6 to knowGPT-6.1 Sol released
Computer use capability added to Agents API
Cloud-based Codex environments announced
Decisions API introduced
New plugin capabilities for ChatGPT
DevDay 2026 — October 2, 2026
The story so far
Earlier coverage of this storyline
- DevDay 2026 RecapOpenAI Blog
- OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blogSimon Willison
- OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcementsThe Verge AI
- OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Sol: Near-Astra Coding and Computer Use at One-Fifth of Astra’s Token PriceMarkTechPost
- OpenAI bets enterprises are ready to delegate real work to autonomous agentsCIO
- This story
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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI announced a series of product and developer updates at DevDay 2026, including GPT-6.1 Sol, computer use for the Agents API, cloud-based Codex environments, a Decisions API, and new plugin capabilities for ChatGPT. By Daniel Dominguez