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- OpenAI rolls out Ultrafast for GPT-6.1 Sol in the API, Codex and ChatGPT Work, up to 8x faster than Sol Standard
OpenAI Developers said Ultrafast is rolling out for GPT-6.1 Sol in the API, Codex and ChatGPT Work. OpenAI describes it as near-Astra intelligence at up to 8x faster speeds than Sol Standard.
- OpenAI brings a new GPT-6 model to all ChatGPT users, with Intelligent UI interactive answers
OpenAI is rolling out a new GPT-6 model to the more than 1.2 billion weekly ChatGPT users, introducing Intelligent UI: answers can include interactive diagrams, charts, maps, buttons, forms and small tools such as a savings calculator, built from a library of streamable components. GPT-6 can also start answering while it keeps thinking. TechCrunch reports it reaches Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise first, with Free and Go users following Thursday.
- GPT-6.1 Sol arrives on Amazon Bedrock
AWS announced GPT-6.1 Sol is available on Amazon Bedrock, bringing what it calls near-Astra intelligence to everyday workloads through the Bedrock catalog, per the AWS Machine Learning blog.
- OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth of Astra's price
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, per its official announcement, targeting coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of GPT-6.1 Astra's standard API input and output token prices.
- OpenAI fixes a bug that degraded image understanding in GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
OpenAI Developers says the fix should improve vision tasks, including computer use, in the API and Codex.
- Basis says GPT-6 Astra completes tax workbook 2x faster than GPT-5.6 Sol
Basis reports GPT-6 Astra completed a 50-tab tax workbook twice as fast as GPT-5.6 Sol, with stronger understanding of user intent giving the team more confidence in real-world use.