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- OpenAI releases Images 2.6 with GIF generation and two API tiers
OpenAI released Images 2.6 across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API on November 4, adding GIF generation and image-input editing. The API offers Flare and Sunburst tiers, and OpenAI says generation is roughly 50% faster than the previous version; ChatGPT and Codex availability covers all subscription tiers worldwide.
- OpenAI lists GPT-6 Astra for Law on its API pricing page
OpenAI's API pricing docs now include a "Legal model configurations" section listing gpt-6-astra-law — a law-focused variant of its GPT-6 Astra flagship — at $10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output tokens, and $1 per million cached input tokens. OpenAI says the promotional pricing holds at least through December 31, 2026, marking the first specialized Astra configuration to surface.
- OpenAI API changelog: GPT-6.1 Terra is available
OpenAI's API changelog says GPT-6.1 Terra is released, a fast, efficient model for visual reasoning, precise computer use, and clear, natural writing. See the GPT-6 guide for prompting and migration guidance.
- OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Terra is coming to the API and Codex
OpenAI Developers said GPT-6.1 Terra is also coming to the API and Codex, for building apps and agents that interpret images, navigate software and take action, with fast computer use at a lower cost for high-volume workflows.
- OpenAI introduces GPT-6.1 Terra for fast visual reasoning and computer use
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Terra, a fast, efficient model for detailed visual reasoning, precise computer use and clearer writing, with standard API prices 50% lower than GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-6.1 Sol. It is available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Edu, and in the API as gpt-6.1-terra at $1 / $0.05 cached / $5 per million input, cached-input and output tokens.
- OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud, with GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna in private preview
OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing OpenAI frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden, available through Google Cloud Marketplace. According to The Decoder, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna launch as a private preview for enterprise customers, making Google Cloud the first major cloud to offer Gemini, Claude and OpenAI models together.
- OpenAI releases MultiLangBench and says its latest models are far better at COBOL, Fortran and other low-resource languages
OpenAI introduced two evaluations for low-resource programming languages: MultiLangBench, which asks a model to build a SQLite-compatible database engine in each of 20 languages, and a COBOL migration test that requires byte-for-byte output parity after porting programs to C++, Java, Kotlin, Python or Rust. OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra averaged an 87.4% test pass rate on MultiLangBench, up from 26.8% for GPT-5.6 Sol, and GPT-6.1 Sol reached 86.6% on COBOL migration at low reasoning effort and 97.9% at higher effort, versus 5.4% for GPT-5.6 Sol. It is releasing the MultiLangBench setup and test suite on GitHub. The results are OpenAI's own.