OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol for coding, computer use and professional work
GPT-6.1 Sol updates GPT-6 Sol and supports text and image input with a 1.05M-token context window.
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GPT-6.1 Sol updates GPT-6 Sol and supports text and image input with a 1.05M-token context window.
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To celebrate Astra rolling out ahead of schedule, Tibo announced another full banked reset for Plus, Pro and Business users on September 4, expected by the end of the day. Accounts created or upgraded before 8 PM PT could also qualify. OpenAI later confirmed the September 4 grant for eligible users.
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Tibo said all ChatGPT Work and Codex users had received fresh usage allowances, confirming that the usage-limit reset was complete.
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Tibo said the full reset previously promised for all paid Codex subscriptions had been propagated to accounts, and that some fixes for the usage issues found the previous day had landed.
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