Sam Altman: OpenAI API aims for best model at every price point and every modality
sama · x · 2026-09-23
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out the company's API strategy: offer the best model at every price point and be best-in-class across every modality—text, code, image, video, and more. He added that the best ideas will come from the developer community, inviting users to build on the API.
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