Fixed a bug in image encoding that degraded image understanding in GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
Fixed a bug in image encoding that degraded image understanding in GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna. This update improves results on visual tasks in the API and Codex, including computer use. If your use cases involve image inputs, we recommend rerunning your evaluations and retrying workflows affected by the issue.
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Tags for dashboards, notebooks, Databricks apps, and Genie Agents are now generally available
You can now apply tags to dashboards, notebooks, Databricks apps, and Genie Agents to organize and categorize your workspace assets. This capability is now generally available. Both governed and ungoverned key-value tags are supported. See Apply tags to Unity Catalog securable objects .
Default Enablement of Copilot Features for Copilot Business and Enterprise
We’re introducing a new global default policy for generally available GitHub Copilot features and supported client capabilities in enterprise and organization Copilot settings. For the next 28 days, you can configure this policy, but it won’t affect feature access for your users yet.
CLI v0.8.1 | CLI
CLI v0.8.1 Continue local work in the cloud: Use cr code handoff --summary to start a new cloud Coding Agent task with your session summary, an optional plan, and an automatically discovered transcript when available. Clearer handoff results: See transfer progress, the branch and commit, transferred filenames, and a direct link to the cloud task.
Free VMs without an account, tracing, OpenCode on Cloud Agents
Your next project can start with an SSH command. This week, we're opening up free VMs with no account required, introducing tracing in Priority Boarding, and bringing OpenCode to Cloud Agents. Let's get into it!
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure HorizonDB supports PostgreSQL 18
Azure HorizonDB is a fully managed, PostgreSQL-compatible, cloud-native database service designed for scalable, high-performance workloads.Azure HorizonDB, now in public preview, includes PostgreSQL 18 support.Learn more.
Private saved views for repository issues and “Relates to” issue relationship is generally available
Private saved views for repository issues Repository issues pages now support private saved views, making it easier to create and save personalized views of your issues. “Relates to” issue relationship The “Relates to” issue relationship now works across the REST API, GraphQL API, webhooks, timeline events, issues search, and projects search.
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OpenAI releases GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna reasoning models
Both models take text and image input and return text via the Responses and Chat Completions APIs. Up to 272K input tokens, GPT-6 Sol costs $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, and GPT-6 Luna $0.10 and $0.50.
Added computer use to the Agents API
Added computer use to the Agents API. Agents can complete tasks in an OpenAI-hosted browser, with website access approvals and sign-in handled by your application.
Released GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol) for complex coding and professional work at a lower cost than GPT-6 Astra
Released GPT-6.1 Sol (gpt-6.1-sol) for complex coding and professional work at a lower cost than GPT-6 Astra. Standard pricing per 1M tokens for prompts with up to 272K input tokens is $2 input, $0.10 cached input, $2.50 cache write, and $10 output. GPT-6.1 Sol also supports Multi-agent in beta.
Added Ultrafast mode for GPT-6 Astra in the Responses API
Added Ultrafast mode for GPT-6 Astra in the Responses API. Use gpt-6-astra with service_tier: "ultrafast" to reduce the time between generated output tokens. It is available to API customers, subject to rate limits, with global processing and US data residency. EU and other regional inference residency aren't supported. See Ultrafast pricing.
Added an in-product flow for HIPAA compliance support in API Organization settings > General
Added an in-product flow for HIPAA compliance support in API Organization settings > General. Admins of eligible organizations can now accept the standard Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and enable HIPAA compliance support for their organization. See the Help Center for eligibility, covered services, and configuration requirements.
OpenAI API adds API key creation governance controls
Admins can allow only service-account keys, only user-owned project keys, or block new key creation at the organization or project level. Organization settings take precedence and existing keys are unaffected.
Released the Decisions API in beta with gpt-6-luna
Released the Decisions API in beta with gpt-6-luna. Turn text and images into typed answers 10x faster than the Responses API.
Simplified API usage tiers from five to three: Build, Launch, and Grow
Simplified API usage tiers from five to three: Build, Launch, and Grow. Organizations automatically upgrade as total credit purchases reach tier minimums. See usage tiers for monthly usage limits and how to view rate limits for each model.