OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.0 on April 21, 2026, a significant update to its image generation system that expands support for more complex prompts, broader aspect ratios and a new “thinking” mode. The company is positioning the tool for practical use inside ChatGPT and Codex rather than one-off image generation.
OpenAI has introduced a Codex-only seat for ChatGPT Enterprise and updated pricing for new workspaces, a small but telling shift that makes AI coding access easier to buy as enterprises tighten how they pay for frontier tools.
OpenAI is widening Codex from a popular developer tool into a more formal enterprise offering, launching Codex Labs and teaming with large systems integrators to help customers move the product from pilots into production.
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT with GPT-5.3 Instant Mini as the fallback model after users hit rate limits for GPT-5.3 Instant, while also introducing a new $100-a-month Pro plan that expands Codex usage for heavier users. The changes, announced in the April 9 release notes, show how OpenAI is packaging ChatGPT more tightly around both conversational use and developer workflows.
OpenAI said on April 9, 2026, that CyberAgent is expanding its use of ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex, giving the chatbot a more formal place inside engineering and productivity workflows at one of Japan’s prominent internet companies.
OpenAI said a third-party developer-tool compromise involving Axios forced it to update macOS app certification and require users to move to the latest desktop builds, while stating it found no evidence of user data access or software tampering.
OpenAI has introduced a $100-a-month ChatGPT Pro plan, a new midmarket tier built around heavier Codex use as the company pushes its coding agent deeper into paid workflows. The move narrows the gap between ChatGPT Plus and the top-end Pro offer while making OpenAI’s developer tooling more accessible to power users.
OpenAI has introduced a new Codex seat type for ChatGPT Enterprise, a move that gives customers access to Codex without full ChatGPT workspace access. The update comes as the company continues to expand
