WaperOpenAI is doubling paid-plan usage limits and has reversed a planned Pro 200 quota cut.
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Other developments include new teen safeguards, shared website training-preference controls, a Codex update, and search disruptions across several ChatGPT experiences.
OpenAI doubles paid-plan usage limits and reverses planned Pro 200 quota cut
OpenAI is doubling usage limits across paid plans from Pro 100 to Pro 500. It also reversed a planned reduction to the Pro 200 quota after user pushback.
Why it matters: Subscribers gain more capacity, changing the value of paid plans for heavy users.
OpenAI expands ChatGPT violence-prevention safeguards and teen weapons restrictions
OpenAI announced expanded violence-prevention safeguards, earlier interventions, and restrictions on weapons-related ChatGPT responses for teens. It also committed to public safety reporting.
Why it matters: The changes affect how ChatGPT handles sensitive requests, particularly from younger users.
OpenAI will honor shared robots.txt signal for AI training preferences
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators communicate AI training preferences to participating providers.
Why it matters: Website operators gain a common way to express training preferences across participating AI providers.
Search errors affect Dots, ChatGPT Work and some thinking experiences
OpenAI is investigating elevated search errors affecting Dots, ChatGPT Work, and certain ChatGPT thinking experiences. Dots and ChatGPT Work are listed as experiencing degraded performance.
Why it matters: Users relying on search in these products may encounter failures while the incident remains under investigation.
Codex 0.166.0 adds transcript navigation and expands Terra model catalogs
Codex 0.166.0 adds keyboard-driven transcript selection, integrated search, configurable shortcuts, and more consistent Markdown rendering. It also adds GPT-6.1 Terra to bundled, Vertex AI, and Amazon Bedrock model catalogs.
Why it matters: The release improves transcript navigation and makes Terra available in additional Codex model catalogs.
OpenAI updates Model Spec around five core behavioral values
OpenAI reorganized its Model Spec around five core values, including faithfulness to human intent and correctability. The guidelines call for models to use conversation history to infer intent and disclose assumptions.
Why it matters: The specification clarifies intended model behavior, though the announcement does not establish that models consistently follow it.