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OpenAI DevDay 2026 Recap: Dots, GPT-6.1 Sol & Pro 500

Everything OpenAI announced at DevDay 2026: dots, GPT-6.1 Sol and its API price, the new $500 Pro tier, and new tools for ChatGPT teams. Short and sourced.

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Short answer

At DevDay on September 29, 2026, OpenAI launched dots, GPT-6.1 Sol, a $500 Pro tier and new tools for teams. Dots are always-on agents for Pro and Business Premium. GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Pro 500 is the only tier with Astra Ultrafast.

Dots

OpenAI's always-on agents, powered by GPT-6 Astra, for Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets, with an Enterprise beta. Full launch summary →

GPT-6.1 Sol

A model that Pulse 2 reports matches GPT-6 Astra on software engineering tasks at much lower cost. Reported API prices: $2 per million input tokens, $0.10 per million cached input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. It is available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users, and in the API as gpt-6.1-sol.

Pro 500

ChatGPT Pro now has three options: Pro 100 at $100 a month, Pro 200 at $200, and the new Pro 500 at $500. Per the report, Pro 500 has the highest included usage and is the only tier with Astra Ultrafast. Pro 200 reopened on September 29, with lower included usage for new subscribers than before.

Which Pro tiers include dots? Reports say all three. See dots pricing →

Tools for teams

  • ChatGPT Spaces: shared project spaces for files and AI content.
  • Meetings plugin: captures audio and produces notes and action items.
  • Slack and Teams: mention @ChatGPT directly in channels.
  • Pages: collaborative documents with presentation export.
  • Codex Security Cloud: updated with new models for vulnerability scanning.

These are reported by Pulse 2. OpenAI's own DevDay page was not readable when we checked, so details may change.

FAQ

What was the biggest announcement at DevDay 2026?
Most coverage centers on dots, OpenAI's always-on agents, alongside GPT-6.1 Sol and the new Pro 500 plan.
How much is GPT-6.1 Sol?
According to Pulse 2, $2 per million input tokens, $0.10 per million cached input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, roughly a fifth of GPT-6 Astra's cost.
What are the ChatGPT Pro plans now?
Pro 100 at $100 a month, Pro 200 at $200 a month, and the new Pro 500 at $500 a month, according to Pulse 2.

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