OpenAI and Anthropic this week: GPT-6 for all, Haiku 5.5, 8x Ultrafast mode, Decisions API
btibor91 · x · 2026-10-11
Week 41 roundup of OpenAI and Anthropic updates.
OpenAI
- 28-day streak of daily Codex/Work improvements (or full usage resets on quiet days): GPT-6 Astra and 6.1 Sol 50% faster by default, free Auto-review, rate-limit resets for all, banked resets for paid accounts; Codex and Work users now 40M
- GPT-6 with Intelligent UI rolled out to all ChatGPT users: Sol on paid, Luna on Free/Go
- Ultrafast mode for GPT-6.1 Sol in API/Codex/ChatGPT Work, up to 8x Sol Standard speed, with instant steering of running Codex tasks
- Decisions API in public beta: $0.10 per million input tokens, up to 10x faster than GPT-6 Luna via Responses API
Anthropic
- Haiku 5.5 release, plus UV sky map and Cyber Mission updates
Post truncated mid-list of further API usage changes.
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