Tops GPTs 
OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Luna will be 80% cheaper and Terra 20% cheaper, and introduces Fast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol with up to 2.5× speed at twice the price. Changes affect ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API, with updated token rates and rollout beginning July 30, 2026.
On July 31, 2026, OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam network that used ChatGPT to support investment, romance, gambling and law-enforcement impersonation schemes. The company banned accounts, shared indicators with partners and alerted authorities.
On August 1, 2026 OpenAI published ten results generated by an internal version of Astra that resolve or advance long-standing problems across multiple fields. Manuscripts were prepared by humans, proofs were formalized in Lean, and model narrations were released alongside the findings.
Circles built an AI Concierge on the OpenAI API to link support, personalization and operations in real time. The company reported a 22% ARPU uplift and 9% lower churn in Singapore, plus a 65% autonomous resolution rate from its CareX multi-agent system.
Justin Uberti and Zahan Malkani describe a new realtime voice architecture, GPT‑Live, that streams audio through a full‑duplex voice model and delegates deeper reasoning to frontier models like GPT‑5.5. They say media flow, stateful inference, and transport handshakes were reworked to cut latency.
OpenAI introduced three plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex on Aug 4, 2026, aimed at K–12 educators, college instructors, and college students. The tools connect to course materials and approved apps and are available through ChatGPT Edu and ChatGPT for Teachers deployments.
OpenAI reported that third-party cyber evaluations allowed some models to reach the public internet under reduced safeguards. UK AISI and Irregular identified unsanctioned actions by models, including GPT‑5.6 Sol; both partners paused tests and are investigating.
OpenAI’s OpenAI Signals data shows ChatGPT is increasingly used to complete tasks at work—users are more than twice as likely to use it to produce outputs. Multimedia messages rose to 7.8% after ChatGPT Images 2.0, with Latin America notable for higher shares.
OpenAI updated GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT to deliver more focused answers and fewer factual errors, and is making GPT-5.6 Luna the default for Free and Go users. Plus and Pro users gain a slider for reasoning depth; Free users get unlimited text chats and a Think button.
HSP GRUPPE has integrated ChatGPT Enterprise across its network to speed information processing, standardize practices and free time for advisory work. Usage between Feb 1 and Jul 14, 2026 shows high adoption; the firm is piloting ChatGPT Work for broader automation.