OpenAI Dev Day called underwhelming: botched Dottie demo, $500 Pro plan, inflated speed claims
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-30
A spectator's Dev Day recap, amplified by Robert Scoble, lists disappointments:
- Dottie live demo didn't land well with the audience
- GPT 6.1 Sol keeps the same price but beats astra only at med/high tiers, not xhigh/max
- The 20x Pro plan now costs $500, killing the value of multiple accounts
- Ultrafast advertised as 8x but real-world 300 t/s vs jalapeno's 750 t/s (5x), at 6x usage cost
- A 3D demo struggled with communication while repeatedly fixing ChatGPT voice
The author, a $200-tier user who ran out of Codex usage after a usage cut, found little for power users.
Related event: OpenAI DevDay Launches Persistent Agent Dots to Mixed Reviews(50 posts)→
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