Pricing2d ago
OpenAI will pool ChatGPT and Codex into one token-based usage allowance starting in December for Plus, Pro, and Business; Instant chat is excluded
On Oct 31, OpenAI's Help Center added a page titled "Understanding ChatGPT and Codex usage limits": starting in December, the usage allowance on Plus, Pro, and Business plans will be shared across ChatGPT and Codex as OpenAI brings the agentic capabilities of Work into the main ChatGPT experience. Usage will be measured in tokens, so stronger models and more complex tasks use more; Instant chat will not draw from the allowance. Users will see combined remaining usage and reset times in Settings > Usage, and can wait for a reset, upgrade, or buy credits when they run out. OpenAI says it expects most users will not need to wait for resets more often than they do now, but it has not given an exact start date or per-plan allowances. The news drew strong concern from Plus users on X.
Benchmark21h ago
OpenAI Introduces LifeVal, a Benchmark for Everyday Life Tasks Built From Time-Use Studies and a 3,995-Person Survey
On November 2 OpenAI published LifeVal, an evaluation of whether AI can actually get everyday tasks done for ordinary people, such as finding childcare, accessing government services, budgeting, ordering groceries and adapting recipes. The task list draws on the American Time Use Survey, the Multinational Time Use Study and a new demographically representative OpenAI survey of 3,995 people. OpenAI says it has used LifeVal for the past year to track and improve its models, and it lists several best recorded GPT-6 Astra task scores, many at 100%. All scores are vendor-reported and have not been independently reproduced.
Release22h ago
OpenAI's Tibo Says Dots Will Expand Its Model Family to Include GPT-6.1 Terra for Speed and Wider Reach
At 15:50 UTC on Nov 2, Tibo (@thsottiaux), whose X bio reads "Codex & ChatGPT @OpenAI", posted that OpenAI is working on expanding the family of frontier models that power dots, including GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Terra, with others to come. He said Terra brings speed and "a nice personality upgrade" and will help bring dots to more people. Dots are the always-on agents in ChatGPT with their own cloud computer, launched on GPT-6 Astra. This is a first-hand post by an OpenAI employee, not a formal company announcement; no timing or plan details have been published.
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