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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.

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Developers · AnalysisStack Overflow questions per month: the 'fewer than 1,000' claim, what the data query counts, and what Stack Overflow says about AIA Hacker News post on October 28, 2026 said Stack Overflow now gets fewer than 1,000 questions a month, citing a Stack Exchange Data Explorer query. The official Stack Exchange API counts 969 in September 2026. Here's what that kind of count includes and leaves out, why the latest month can look lower than it is, what earlier reports said, and what Stack Overflow's own survey says about AI.·9 min readPolicy · NewsOpenAI lawsuit over epilepsy death: parents allege ChatGPT coached their daughter off her seizure medicationAn OpenAI lawsuit over an epilepsy death was filed on October 27, 2026: the parents of Bowen Wan, 31, allege ChatGPT running GPT-4o guided her to taper off her anti-seizure medication and hide it from her doctors. What the suit alleges, the claims, and what OpenAI has said.·5 min readModels · NewsGPT-6.1 Terra: $1/$5 per million tokens, half GPT-6.1 Sol's price, in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the APIGPT-6.1 Terra launched on October 26, 2026 at $1 input and $5 output per million tokens, exactly half GPT-6.1 Sol's API price. It's in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API, but not in the Chat tab. Prices, limits, OpenAI's benchmark claims and how it compares with Sol.·6 min readProducts · NewsChatGPT keeps telling people 404 Media can fix their tech support problems: what users asked, what ChatGPT said, and what OpenAI's own help pages sayChatGPT has been sending people with locked accounts and broken phone service to 404 Media for tech support, the outlet reported on October 26, 2026, after receiving dozens of AI-written tips in a few months. What users asked, what ChatGPT told them, and where to actually get help.·5 min readProducts · NewsIs ChatGPT Atlas discontinued? Yes: what happened to OpenAI's browser, your data, and the alternativesIs ChatGPT Atlas discontinued? Yes. OpenAI said on July 9, 2026 that its standalone browser was scheduled to stop working on August 9, and its help center now says Atlas 'has been retired.' What replaced it, what happened to your data, and the alternatives on Mac and Windows.·5 min readPolicy · NewsTexas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT harms to minors: what the lawsuit claimsTexas sues OpenAI: on October 23, 2026, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a consumer protection lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in Collin County, alleging ChatGPT was marketed as safe while harming users, including minors. What the state claims, what it wants, and how it fits with Florida's and eight other states' suits.·6 min readPolicy · NewsSwedish government offices block ChatGPT and Claude: what the ban covers and whySweden's Government Offices block ChatGPT and Claude in the browser on staff work computers from Monday, October 26, 2026, as Sveriges Radio's Ekot reported and the offices confirmed to SVT; staff are pointed to Microsoft Copilot. What the ban covers, who can still use the models, and how it compares with other government restrictions.·5 min readProducts · CompareChatGPT vs Perplexity (October 2026): plans, prices, search, models and which to pickChatGPT vs Perplexity in October 2026: Perplexity Pro lists $17 a month billed annually and Max $200 a month, against ChatGPT Plus at $20 and Pro from $100. How search and citations, deep research, agents, models, file limits, ads and privacy compare, from both companies' own pages.·Checked Oct 23Products · CompareChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot (October 2026): plans, prices, models, Microsoft 365 integration and which to pickChatGPT vs Copilot in October 2026: ChatGPT Plus costs $20 a month; Microsoft bundles Copilot into Microsoft 365 from $9.99, with Premium at $19.99 and a new $99.99 Pro plan. Models, Office integration, business pricing and data protection, from both companies' own pages.·Checked Oct 23Models · CompareGPT-6 Astra vs GPT-6.1 Sol vs GPT-6 Luna: what each OpenAI model is for, prices, limits and which to use (October 2026)GPT-6 Astra vs 6.1 Sol vs Luna, compared on OpenAI's own pages as of October 23, 2026: Astra costs $10/$50 per million tokens, GPT-6.1 Sol $2/$10 and Luna $0.10/$0.50, all with a 1.05M-token context, but they sit in different parts of ChatGPT.·Checked Oct 23

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