OpenAI DevDay: Dots agents, cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol, and new pricing

On September 29, 2026, at OpenAI DevDay in San Francisco, more than 20 new products were announced, led by always-on Dots agents on GPT-6 Astra and the GPT-6.1 Sol model, whose claimed Astra-level performance costs about five times less.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-29Updated 2026-09-30

2026-09-29 Coding OpenAI

🛠 OpenAI DevDay: Dots agents, GPT-6.1 Sol, and new pricing

On September 29 in San Francisco, OpenAI showcased more than 20 new products. The main one is Dots agents on GPT-6 Astra: its own cloud computer, access via ChatGPT, Slack, and Teams with voice calls. Dots is available on Pro and Business Premium, with the first one included for free.

🌍 ChatGPT is becoming a platform for always-on agents: the beta Agents API and Bedrock Managed Agents with AWS open the harness to developers. GPT-6.1 Sol — claimed Astra-level performance for a fifth of the price: $2/$10 per million input/output tokens.

👤 Conversations with Dot do not consume subscription limits, while tasks in Codex/Work do. Sol is available as gpt-6.1-sol in the API, Work, and Codex, but not in regular chat. Dots' access to local files has not been disclosed — be careful with personal data.

Source 1: https://openai.com/index/devday-2026-recap/

Source 2: https://runtimewire.com/article/everything-openai-announced-at-the-devday-2026-keynote

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