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ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant and the product that brought large language models to a mainstream audience when it launched on November 30, 2022. It now spans free and paid plans, desktop and mobile apps, agent features and the Codex coding agent; this page tracks what it does, which models power it and what changes.

34 stories · updated Oct 24

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Checked Oct 9

Launch: November 30, 2022
Maker: OpenAI (OpenAI Group PBC)
Models since Oct 7, 2026: GPT-6 Sol (Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise); GPT-6 Luna (Free, Go)
Recent changes: Sep 29, 2026: new Pro 500 plan; Oct 6, 2026: audio file uploads
Coding agent: Codex is included in ChatGPT plans
ChatGPT agent: Retired; help center says it "is no longer available" and points to ChatGPT Work (no date given)

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Products · GuideChatGPT Locked Chats: how to lock a chat with a PIN or Face ID, and what it doesn't protectChatGPT locked chats, launched October 20, 2026, hide chosen conversations behind a 4-digit PIN or Face ID. How to lock one, which devices and plans get it, what happens if you forget the PIN, and why locking isn't encryption.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · Analysis"Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs": how AI answers get gamed, and what AI search companies sayA Peec AI researcher says 50,000 unchecked, AI-generated statistics pages drew 10,000+ ChatGPT sessions and links from 330+ sites. What the 'fake stats cited in LLMs' experiment shows and doesn't, what the research on gaming AI answers found, and what OpenAI, Google and Perplexity say about sources.Oct 24·9 min read

Research · NewsKLS conjecture proof: three papers claim the 31-year-old problem, and what AI did in eachThe KLS conjecture proof arrived in early October 2026 from more than one team. Microsoft's Xinzhi Zhang and Zhao Song credit a human-directed AI agent search; Bizeul, Klartag and Lehec say most of their proofs were found by ChatGPT. None is peer reviewed yet.Oct 24·6 min read

Products · CompareClaude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini (October 2026): plans, prices, models, limits and which to pickClaude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini, compared on every plan from free to $500 a month: which models each plan gets, context and file limits, usage rules, ads, data settings, coding tools, and what independent evaluators report, as of October 20, 2026.Oct 20·Checked Oct 20

Products · NewsHow ChatGPT ads are targeted: your prompts, plus your email or phone number if an advertiser uploads itHow are ChatGPT ads targeted? By your current chat, by past chats if personalization is on, and by email addresses, phone numbers or Android ad IDs that advertisers upload and OpenAI matches to accounts, as 404 Media reported on October 15, 2026.Oct 18·6 min read

Products · GuideChatGPT Ads Manager for advertisers: pricing, minimum spend, formats, targeting and the APIA guide to ChatGPT Ads Manager for advertisers: who can sign up, how CPM and CPC pricing and the $25 minimum daily budget work, which ad formats and targeting exist, what's banned, and what the Ads API does. Built from OpenAI's Help Center, ad policies and developer docs, checked October 16, 2026.Oct 16·9 min read

Products · ExplainerCharacter.AI alternatives after the bankruptcy: what to switch to, age rules, and how to export your chats firstLooking for a Character.AI alternative after its October 12, 2026 bankruptcy filing? Export your chats first, since it takes three to four weeks. Then compare five options on what their official pages say about age limits, data export, pricing and availability.Oct 16·8 min read

Products · ExplainerAds in ChatGPT explained: who sees them, how targeting works and how to turn them offChatGPT ads have run on the Free and Go plans since February 9, 2026, and OpenAI is about to test visual ads during image generation. How ChatGPT ads work, what data targets them, how to limit or remove them, and what The Information reports about OpenAI cutting ad prices.Oct 16·7 min read

Products · NewsGPT-Live-1.1 and Grok Voice 3.0: what's new in ChatGPT Voice and xAI's voice APIOpenAI began rolling out GPT-Live-1.1 and a smaller GPT-Live-1.1 Quip in ChatGPT Voice on October 15, 2026, with 13 new voices and better accents. A day earlier, xAI released Grok Voice 3.0 in its Voice Agent API at an unchanged $0.08 a minute.Oct 16·5 min read

Models · NewsGPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast and GPT-6 in ChatGPT: what changed after OpenAI DevDay, with pricesGPT-6.1 Sol got an Ultrafast mode in the API on October 8 at six times the standard price, and GPT-6 reached free ChatGPT users. Here's what changed between DevDay and October 12, 2026.Oct 13·5 min read

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