OpenAI DevDay 2026 recap: Sol 6.1 and small Codex updates

David Shapiro (L/0) @DaveShapiOriginally posted 2026.09.30

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As far as Keynotes go, the OpenAI DevDay 2026 was... well it was better than last year's. Still quite underwhelming. It was basically just "hey we are pacing everyone else" TLDW 1) Sol 6.1 gives near-Astra performance at a fifth the cost and slightly faster. 2) Dots. This is just... Grok Bot. Cloning functionality (one cool thing is that it is unlimited usage) 3) Lots of little things for Codex and developers Nothing earth shattering.