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[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 6.1 SOL’S SPEED PROBLEM MIGHT BE OVER 👀

The crazy part is that the model itself wasn’t necessarily the bottleneck.

What happened:

>6.1 Sol became OpenAI’s fastest-growing model
>Huge demand caused serious slowdown
>Sam says performance should now improve
>The underlying model quality hasn’t been the issue

And honestly: 6.1 Sol was already extremely strong for coding, reasoning, and agents.

If OpenAI gets the latency under control, this thing could be an absolute beast.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Also, 6.1 Sol was our fastest-growing model ever, and was a bit slow under load. Should be much better now!

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 FABLE 5.1 MIGHT BE ROUTING TO A NEW CHECKPOINT.

Something weird seems to be happening with Fable 5.1 again.

> 5.1 is starting to behave like the newer 5.5 model
Possible new checkpoint rolling out silently
Routing may be changing behind the scenes
Users could be getting different model behavior without realizing it

If your Fable 5.1 suddenly feels different, check what model you’re actually being routed to.

What are you getting on your account?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GROK 4.7 IS FINALLY HERE.

That took WAY too long. 😭

Grok 4.7 is now rolling out across the Grok web and mobile apps, with access expanding across:

> Fast
Expert
Build
Heavy

It’s now being used as the base model across the different modes.

Daily AI Briefs are about to get a serious upgrade.

Let’s see how it performs tomorrow.

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 TIBO SAID NO MORE CODEX RESETS… BUT 👀

Apparently, OpenAI is actually letting some users buy an instant reset after hitting their limits.

I thought this was fake at first, but OpenAI’s docs confirm it’s real.

«Plus + Pro users can be eligible
Resets both 5-hour + weekly usage
Option appears only for some accounts»

Check yours — does the reset button show up for you?

[Tibo @thsottiaux]

Because usage on your primary dot is virtually unlimited at the moment, I can’t really give a reset. I need to come up with something new fast.

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GEMINI 4 ARGON IS LOOKING REALLY PROMISING.

From the testing I’ve seen so far, Argon looks especially strong when it comes to creative writing, ideas, and brainstorming.

What stands out:

>Creative tasks feel natural
>Brainstorming looks seriously strong
>Less technical users could get a lot out of it
>It doesn’t necessarily need to top every benchmark to be useful

My take: Argon could end up being one of those models people genuinely enjoy using every day.

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GROK 4.8 IS STILL HIDING IN CURSOR .

Something interesting is still showing up behind the scenes.

The Model

grok-4.8 is appearing as its own model family

Cursor’s code can apparently distinguish it from earlier Grok versions

That suggests this isn’t just a renamed Grok 4.7 entry

The Interesting Part

The backend already seems prepared to recognize Grok 4.8

It could mean xAI is testing the model with select partners

A wider release may simply be waiting on the final rollout

My Take This looks less like a random placeholder and more like Grok 4.8 is being prepared for something.

How close is the launch?

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🚨 GPT-6.1 SOL HAS A SERIOUS SPEED ISSUE.

Speed

6.1 Sol xHigh → 20.7 tok/s

6 Sol xHigh → 53.8 tok/s

5.6 Sol xHigh → 46.7 tok/s

6 Sol Max → 51.7 tok/s

The Good

Coding feels significantly stronger

Reasoning quality is seriously impressive

Agentic tasks feel like a major upgrade

The Problem

Output is dramatically slower

Same premium pricing

Much less usable throughput

Honestly, 6.1 Sol feels better than Opus 5.5 for me.

Fix the speed and this model is going to be insane.

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GOOGLE JUST TOOK THE TOP SPOT.

Gemini 4 Argon has climbed to #1 on Text Arena, pushing Opus 5.5 down to second.

> $2/M input
$10/M output
About half the price of Opus 5.5
Potentially one of the cheapest frontier models

If Google keeps that pricing when Argon opens up, this could get VERY interesting.

I need access to Argon ASAP. 💀

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 Gemini 4 Argon reportedly pulls a 53 on the AA Intelligence Index right in line with GPT-6 Astra, and sitting pretty close to the Pareto frontier on cost too

Google's cooking 🔥

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 Codex Plus users!!! GPT-6.1 Sol's XHIGH tier is straight-up wild

> Almost 2 hours of use and I've barely touched 15% of my 5-hour cap
> Basically feels unlimited right now
> Performance sits right up near Astra's level
> Costs roughly a fifth of what Astra runs on the API
> Handles coding and agent tasks with ease
> Weekly quota holding steady too, about 8% gone, ~10.36M tokens in

How's your GPT-6.1 usage holding up so far?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

Cancelled every ChatGPT subscription I had.

They quietly halved usage yesterday, then dressed it up as "efficiency gains." It's not. GPT-6.1 Sol is the same GPT-6 Sol underneath, just RL-tuned to look better on paper.

Keep paying and every lab follows this playbook cutting usage is just good margin for them.

How long until every lab tries the same move?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 OpenAI reportedly compensating Pro 20X users with 62,500 usage credits (~$2,500) after quietly dropping the Codex + ChatGPT Work allowance from 20X down to 10X

Framed as a one-time makeup grant, set to expire by end of 2026 a fair move tbh

Anyone actually seeing these credits show up yet?

[Mehdi @MehdiCade]

🚨 JUST GOT 62,500 CREDITS ADDED TO MY GPT ACCOUNT 💀

That’s 62.5K credits sitting in my account now.

Apparently that’s worth around $2,500 in usage.

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 Codex reset confirmed

Sam Altman and Tibo handed out a banked reset live on stage at OpenAI DevDay 2026, drawing cheers from the crowd as usage limits got wiped in real time.

[Fireside Alpha @firesidealpha]

Sam Altman and Tibo gift everyone a banked reset by pressing the official big blue button

“Finally, with all of the new things we shipped today, because we want you all to build, we figured you might need another banked reset.”

“So we have actually done so many of these that Tibo has been campaigning to rename us the Reset company. I think he has even made swag, but more importantly, I think he is out here in the audience somewhere. Can we find him? Oh, there.”

[Applause as Tibo is found, Tibo stands and shows reset button]

Sam: “I think it would be really nice if we could do a low-key reset for everybody here. No confetti, can’t answer anything. Maybe we could do it. Can you do it?Is that a real thing?”

Tibo: “What do you think? Should we just press it?”

Sam: “Yeah, I think so.”

Tibo: “Does it just work like that? We just press it and it happens?”

Sam: “I don’t know. Let’s see what happens..."

["Three, two, one.” Reset button pressed]

“Thank you for that. That’s obviously for everyone in the world, not just people here at Dev Day.”

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GPT-6.1 SOL IS ALREADY GETTING MOGGED 💀

GPT-6.1 Sol scored 52 on the AA Intelligence Index.

> Astra → 53
Sol → 52
Opus + Sonnet → still ahead
Sol is only 1 point behind Astra

From my own testing, Sol feels extremely close to Astra but Anthropic is still ahead here.

Wouldn’t be shocked if Haiku catches up next. 💀

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 HERE’S EVERYTHING OPENAI JUST DROPPED TODAY

Today’s announcements were STACKED:

> GPT-6.1 Sol + Ultrafast
>Dots — always-on AI agents
>Cloud-powered Codex
>New Security + Agents tools
>Decisions API + computer use
>Major plugin upgrades
>ChatGPT Spaces + Pages
>Collaborative Slides + Tasks
>Slack + Microsoft Teams integration
>$500 Pro tier
>OpenAI Marketplace

A lot of this is already rolling out, while some features are still in preview.

Sol and Dots are easily the two I’m most curious about.

And yeah… the Dots are adorable. 😭

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 OPENAI JUST LAUNCHED DOTS 👀

OpenAI’s new always-on AI agents are here, powered by GPT-6 Astra.

> Runs 24/7 in its own cloud computer
Connects to 4,000+ apps
You decide what it’s allowed to do
Can ask for approval before acting
Handles everything from bookings to serious engineering work
Works in the background without constant prompts

Dots are rolling out to Pro, Business Premium & Enterprise users in eligible markets.

OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a full-time agent. 💀

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 OPENAI JUST DROPPED A $500 CHATGPT TIER 💀

The new Pro Max plan is officially here, and the price is wild.

> 25× the usage of Plus
Ultrafast access included
$500/month

That’s not a subscription anymore, that’s a rent payment 😭

Would anyone actually spend $500/month on ChatGPT?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 OPENAI JUST DROPPED A $500 CHATGPT TIER 💀

The new Pro Max plan is officially here, and the price is wild.

> 25× the usage of Plus
Ultrafast access included
$500/month

That’s not a subscription anymore, that’s a rent payment 😭

Would anyone actually spend $500/month on ChatGPT?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GPT-6.1 SOL JUST DROPPED .

GPT-6.1 Sol is now showing up in Codex and ChatGPT Work.

OpenAI is moving FAST. 💀

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 GPT-6o dropping within next hours

> Major upgrade to voice + real-time video
> Big leap in multimodal interaction
> Could be the biggest voice update since GPT-4o

OpenAI's back on their game.

[Mehdi @MehdiCade]

🚨 CRAZY CLAUDE OUTAGE RUMOR 💀

A rumor is circulating that an unreleased OpenAI model somehow hacked Anthropic’s infrastructure and caused Claude to go down.

Anthropic has confirmed a service outage affecting Claude, Claude Code, Cowork, and its API, while the cause has not been publicly disclosed.

If this rumor turns out to be true… 💀

What the hell is happening in the AI labs right now?

[Codex Update @CodexResets1]

🚨 CLAUDE IS DOWN HOURS BEFORE OPENAI DEVDAY

Anthropic is currently dealing with a widespread Claude outage affecting multiple services, while OpenAI’s DevDay is happening today.

Coincidence?

Or is OpenAI about to unveil something HUGE? 💀

[Mehdi @MehdiCade]

🚨 CRAZY CLAUDE OUTAGE RUMOR 💀

A rumor is circulating that an unreleased OpenAI model somehow hacked Anthropic’s infrastructure and caused Claude to go down.

Anthropic has confirmed a service outage affecting Claude, Claude Code, Cowork, and its API, while the cause has not been publicly disclosed.

If this rumor turns out to be true… 💀

What the hell is happening in the AI labs right now?