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Everything OpenAI shipped in July 2026, collected from official OpenAI sources. Each entry is dated and links to the page it came from.
July 2026 was OpenAI's 4th busiest month of the 12 months to then: 11 releases, close to its monthly average of 9. That was the same number as in June 2026. Most were Developer Tools (5), followed by Model (4) and API (1).
Releases
11
+0 vs June 2026
Rank of 12 months
4th
Average 8.9 a month
Most shipped
Developer Tools
5 releases
Released gpt-transcribe and gpt-live-transcribe for audio transcription. See the transcription guide and deprecations page .
Source: OpenAI API ChangelogGPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe launched for file transcription and low-latency streaming transcription.
Source: OpenAI API ChangelogReleased the GPT-5.6 model family, including GPT-5.6 Sol for frontier capability, GPT-5.6 Terra for a balance of intelligence and cost, and GPT-5.6 Luna for efficient, high-volume workloads. GPT-5.6 adds Programmatic Tool Calling, explicit prompt caching controls, persisted reas…
Source: OpenAI API ChangelogNewest first. Each entry links to the official page it came from.
Starting July 30, GPT-5.6 Luna costs 80% less and GPT-5.6 Terra costs 20% less. Fast mode replaces Priority Processing in the API, delivering up to 2.5x faster speeds for GPT-5.6 Sol at twice the price; requests tagged priority automatically use Fast mode.
The latest ChatGPT desktop app update includes faster browsing, multi-repository code review, and improved image editing capabilities. Features include built-in browser enhancements, multi-folder project reviews, and expanded image viewer options.
Official OpenAI Terraform provider released for managing API Platform resources as infrastructure as code.
Sign in with ChatGPT is beginning to roll out in beta across select plugins and partner sites, starting with Airtable, GitLab, HubSpot, Notion, Supabase, and Vercel. When you connect a supported plugin from the ChatGPT plugin directory, you can use Sign in with ChatGPT to create…
Released gpt-transcribe and gpt-live-transcribe for audio transcription. See the transcription guide and deprecations page .
GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe launched for file transcription and low-latency streaming transcription.
Powered by GPT-Live, ChatGPT Voice lets you talk through work and coordinate tasks in Chat, Work and Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app. Local projects can now include multiple related folders.
Added hard spend limits for organizations and projects on the OpenAI API platform. Set a monthly cap that causes affected API requests to return a 429 error when tracked spend reaches the limit.
Released the GPT-5.6 model family, including GPT-5.6 Sol for frontier capability, GPT-5.6 Terra for a balance of intelligence and cost, and GPT-5.6 Luna for efficient, high-volume workloads. GPT-5.6 adds Programmatic Tool Calling, explicit prompt caching controls, persisted reas…
Codex is now part of the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS and Windows, with in-app Markdown and code editing, PR Chat for reviewing GitHub pull requests, and custom domains for published Sites.
Released GPT-Realtime-2.1, an updated realtime reasoning model with improved alphanumeric recognition, silence and noise handling, and interruption behavior. Also released GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini, a faster, lower-cost distilled reasoning model for realtime voice applications.
OpenAI releases per month, for July 2026 and the 11 months before it. A taller bar means more releases that month; the dated entries for each month are on its own page.
15 of the companies we track shipped in July 2026; OpenAI ranks 2nd by number of releases.
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