Sept 30 AI brief: dots launches, Sol comes to Codex and the API
The daily brief rounds up OpenAI's moves: dots always-on agents on Pro and Business, GPT-6.1 Sol in Work, Codex and the API, Ultrafast speedups, and the new Pro 500 plan.
DAILY AI BRIEF 🗞 — Sept 30 OPENAI 🔥: - dots shipped: always-on GPT-6 Astra agents with a cloud computer and 4,000+ plugins. On Pro (incl. $100), Business Premium, and Enterprise; EEA/UK/Switzerland skipped at launch. - GPT-6.1 Sol is live in Work, Codex, and the API. Near-Astra at $2/$10; cached input $0.10, 95% off standard. - Ultrafast hits ~300 tok/s in Codex (8x) and 6x in the API. Astra Ultrafast today on Pro 500 and Enterprise; Sol Ultrafast soon. - Pro 500 is the new top plan: 25x Plus usage plus Ultrafast. - Codex CLI refresh: voice start/steer, /agents view, worktrees, full-screen UI. - Codex Cloud: reusable environments keep agents running with the laptop closed. - Bloomberg: targeting another $30B at a $1.4T valuation. META 🔥: - Muse dropped Slack, Notion, Figma, Canva, Shopify, Zoom, and more. Muse for Small Business is out. PERPLEXITY 🔥: - Automations landed in Computer: scheduled or event-triggered runs across Slack, Gmail, Outlook, and Linear. XAI 🔥: - Elon: Grok 4.7 ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Cyber Index. CURSOR 🔥: - /visualize draws charts and diagrams inline in the Agents Window. * Used Grok to compose this brief, cherry-picking the news and doing some post-editing. ** This daily brief also arrives in the daily email format; subscribe on the blog.
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