ChatGPT Updates

The latest ChatGPT update, on Nov 4, 2026, brought ChatGPT Images 2.6 with GIF creation and saved reference images. This page lists every notable ChatGPT, Codex and OpenAI API change of 2026, newest first.

The latest ChatGPT update came on Nov 4, 2026: ChatGPT Images 2.6, which is faster, keeps details better from one edit to the next, makes looping GIFs and remembers reference images by name (ChatGPT Images). The day after, the API added GPT-6-Cyber for approved security teams (API changelog). Below is every notable change to ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API in 2026, newest first, each linked to OpenAI's own notes and to the page here that covers it. Dates are when OpenAI posted the change; most roll out over days, and many reach some plans or countries first.

Quick facts

Latest ChatGPT change	Nov 4, 2026: ChatGPT Images 2.6
Latest API change	Nov 5, 2026: GPT-6-Cyber
Official ChatGPT notes	ChatGPT release notes and Model Release Notes
Official Codex notes	Codex changelog
Official API notes	API changelog
This page	Read Nov 6, 2026; updated weekly

This week (Oct 30 to Nov 6, 2026)

Nov 5: GPT-6-Cyber in the API, for investigating and reproducing vulnerabilities in authorized test environments (API changelog; GPT-Rosalind and Cyber Models).
Nov 4: ChatGPT Images 2.6, GIF creation and saved reference images such as "@Pepper" (release notes; ChatGPT Images). The same day the API added GPT-Image-2.6 Sunburst and Flare, with SVG and animated GIF output (API changelog; GPT Image).
Nov 4 to 18: an admin preview of dots for Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces; from Nov 18 dots are on by default unless an admin opts out (Getting started with your dot; Dots).
Oct 30: switching between up to two accounts on iOS and Android (release notes; ChatGPT Mobile App). GPT-6 Rosalind Research for approved life-sciences customers in Work, Codex and the API (Model Release Notes).

October 2026

Oct 29: Pro 100 and Pro 500 get twice their previous Work and Codex allowance, and the planned Pro 200 cut is canceled (release notes; ChatGPT Pro). GPT-6 in Chat made more concise and less flattering for Free, Go and signed-out users (Model Release Notes).
Oct 28: texting your dot by iMessage or RCS (beta, Pro, US); API credits for eligible Pro and Business plans (Dots, ChatGPT Credits).
Oct 27: iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins on all plans (Plugins).
Oct 26: GPT-6.1 Terra in Work and Codex and in the API (GPT-6.1 Terra). New custom GPT creation ends for affected Enterprise workspaces (Custom GPT retirement FAQ; Custom GPTs).
Oct 21: MoMo payments in Vietnam for Go, Plus and Pro. Ads reach 89 countries (Ads in ChatGPT).
Oct 20: locked chats behind a four-digit PIN on Free, Go, Plus and Pro (Locked Chats). 12-hour prompt caching in the Responses API (Responses API).
Oct 16: ChatGPT Slides in Space; GPT-6 Pro in Chat adds parallel agents for eligible Pro users (ChatGPT Space, GPT-6 Astra).
Oct 15: GPT-Live-1.1 and GPT-Live-1.1 Quip with new voices; no fixed limit on the number of Sites (Voice Mode, ChatGPT Sites).
Oct 9: composer predictions in Codex (beta, personal Pro) (Codex).
Oct 7: GPT-6 and Intelligent UI in the Chat tab: Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise that day, Free and Go from the next (GPT-6 and Intelligent UI for everyone; GPT-6, Intelligent UI).
Oct 6: audio uploads to transcribe and summarize on paid plans (File Uploads and Library).
Oct 2: Finances for Free and Go in the US (Finances in ChatGPT).
Oct 1: virtual try-on and Favorites in shopping; document scanning on iOS (Shopping in ChatGPT).

September 2026

Sep 29: Pro 500 at $500 a month with Ultrafast; Pro 200 open to new subscribers again; GPT-6.1 Sol in Work and Codex; dots; Space; Pages; Codex Cloud; shareable profiles; Sign in with ChatGPT (release notes; ChatGPT Pro, GPT-6.1 Sol, Dots, ChatGPT Space, Codex Cloud).
Sep 28: Health summaries (Health in ChatGPT). Sep 25: Security history (Account Security).
Sep 22: GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna in Work and Codex and the API; flashcards (GPT-6 Luna, Study Mode).
Sep 21: credit scores in Finances (Plus and Pro, US); the Privacy Center (Privacy and Data Controls).
Sep 17: ChatGPT for Word on every plan (ChatGPT in Office).
Sep 14: automatic switching from Instant to Thinking retired for Plus and Pro (ChatGPT Models).
Sep 11: retirement of custom GPTs announced, with migration to plugins (How to Move Custom GPTs to Plugins).
Sep 10: Data plugin in Work and Codex; Agents API public beta (Agents SDK).
Sep 9: GPT-Live daily voice limits by plan; Library sharing (Voice Mode).
Sep 8: ChatGPT Images 2.5 with templates and sketch to image (ChatGPT Images).
Sep 3: GPT-6 Astra introduced, first to a limited set of organizations (GPT-6 Astra).

August 2026

Aug 31: sticker packs; voice on the iPhone Lock Screen; the browser extension for Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi (ChatGPT Browser Extension).
Aug 26: the Assistants API shut down (API changelog; OpenAI API).
Aug 25: scheduled tasks with webhooks; Free can keep three active tasks; Work's browser can sign in to websites (Plus and Pro) (Scheduled Tasks, ChatGPT Work).
Aug 14: Linux desktop app in public preview; Think on the web for Free and Go (ChatGPT Desktop App).
Aug 13: Computer History on macOS (Pro, Business, Enterprise) (ChatGPT Desktop App).
Aug 9: ChatGPT Atlas stops working.
Aug 6: GPT-5.6 Luna the default for Free and Go, with unlimited text chats and a Think button the next week (Is ChatGPT Free).

July 2026

Jul 29: ChatGPT for Academic Researchers; Sign in with ChatGPT begins.
Jul 23: the new Health experience (US, 18+); voice in Work and Codex on desktop (Health in ChatGPT).
Jul 15: custom instructions up to 5,000 characters on paid plans (Custom Instructions and Personality).
Jul 14: one search across chats, projects, images and documents (Chat History and Search).
Jul 13: ChatGPT back on WhatsApp in the EEA (ChatGPT in Other Apps).
Jul 9: the biggest day of the year: ChatGPT Work, the new desktop app with Chat, Work and Codex, the Plugin Directory in place of the App Directory, Skills generally available, ChatGPT Sites in beta, GPT-5.6 Sol, group chats closed to new use and Atlas deprecated (release notes; ChatGPT Work, ChatGPT Desktop App, Plugins, Skills, ChatGPT Sites, Group Chats).
Jul 8: GPT-Live-1 in Voice (Voice Mode).
Jul 6: ChatGPT for PowerPoint generally available (ChatGPT in Office).

June 2026

Jun 26: GPT-4.5 no longer in ChatGPT; personal finance for Plus; a new dictation model (Retired ChatGPT Models).
Jun 25: Codex Remote on all plans (Codex).
Jun 17: scheduled tasks rebuilt with a Scheduled page; Pulse sunset (Scheduled Tasks, ChatGPT Pulse).
Jun 12: GPT-5.2 models retired from ChatGPT (Retired ChatGPT Models).
Jun 10: the model picker becomes Instant, Medium, High and Extra High (ChatGPT Models).
Jun 4: memory that updates itself; Lockdown Mode for everyone signed in; ads in the UK (Memory, Account Security).
Jun 1: job search and resume formatting.

May 2026

May 28: canvas no longer in GPT-5.5 Instant or Thinking (Canvas).
May 15: personal finances for Pro in the US (Finances in ChatGPT).
May 14: Codex in the mobile app; the File Library for Free and Go (ChatGPT Mobile App, File Uploads and Library).
May 12: DALL-E API models shut down (API deprecations; DALL-E).
May 7: Trusted contact for adults (Is ChatGPT Safe).
May 5: GPT-5.5 Instant becomes the default model; ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets worldwide (ChatGPT in Office).

April 2026

Apr 30: Advanced Account Security with passkeys and security keys (Account Security).
Apr 26: the Sora app and website discontinued (What to know about the Sora discontinuation; Sora).
Apr 23: GPT-5.5 in ChatGPT and Codex (Introducing GPT-5.5; GPT Model History).
Apr 21: ChatGPT Images 2.0 on all plans (ChatGPT Images).
Apr 9: a new $100 Pro plan beside the $200 one (ChatGPT Pro).
Apr 2: ChatGPT in Apple CarPlay (ChatGPT in Other Apps).

March 2026

Mar 23: the File Library for Plus, Pro and Business (File Uploads and Library).
Mar 20: Codex for Students: $100 in credits for verified US and Canadian students (Codex Pricing and Limits).
Mar 17: the picker simplified to Instant, Thinking and Pro (ChatGPT Models).
Mar 11: GPT-5.1 models retired from ChatGPT (Retired ChatGPT Models).
Mar 5: GPT-5.4 Thinking (GPT Model History).
Mar 4: the Codex app on Windows (Codex App).

January and February 2026

Feb 20: a 256K-token context window when Thinking is chosen.
Feb 13: GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, o4-mini and GPT-5 retired from ChatGPT; 20 files per message on the web (GPT-4o, Retired ChatGPT Models).
Feb 9: ads tested on Free and Go in the US (Ads in ChatGPT).
Feb 2: the Codex app for macOS (Codex App).
Jan 20: age prediction on consumer plans (Parental Controls).
Jan 16: ChatGPT Go worldwide at $8 a month in the US (ChatGPT Go).
Jan 7: Health in ChatGPT, through a waitlist (Health in ChatGPT).

Unless linked otherwise, each entry is from the ChatGPT release notes for that date, read Nov 6, 2026. Older history is on History of ChatGPT.

What is coming

Nov 18, 2026: dots on by default in Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces unless an admin opts out (Getting started with your dot).
Nov 21, 2026: GPT-5.6 Sol's promotional pricing runs at least until then (Pricing).
Nov 30, 2026: Agent Builder shuts down; ChatKit stays (API deprecations).
Dec 11, 2026: custom GPTs retire; Feb 11, 2027 for FedRAMP and approved Enterprise deferrals (Custom GPT retirement FAQ).

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest ChatGPT update? As of Nov 6, 2026, the latest is ChatGPT Images 2.6 on Nov 4, 2026, with faster image generation, better consistency across edits, GIF creation and saved reference images.

Where are the official ChatGPT release notes? OpenAI posts them in its Help Center as "ChatGPT release notes", with model changes in a separate "Model Release Notes" article. Codex and the API each have their own changelog.

When did GPT-6 come to ChatGPT? GPT-6 reached the Chat tab on Oct 7, 2026 for Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise, and from Oct 8 for Free and Go. GPT-6 Astra was introduced on Sep 3, 2026.

What did ChatGPT remove in 2026? In 2026 ChatGPT retired GPT-4o and several older models, canvas in current models, Pulse, new group chats, the Atlas browser and the Sora app, and custom GPTs retire on Dec 11, 2026.

How often does ChatGPT get updated? OpenAI posts changes to the ChatGPT release notes several times in most weeks of 2026. This page gathers the notable ones and is updated weekly.