OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol for a fifth of the Astra price
On 29 September, during DevDay, OpenAI presented GPT-6.1 Sol, a model for programming, computer use and professional work. The API price is $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, a fifth of what GPT-6 Astra costs ($10/$50). In ChatGPT, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users can use the model in ChatGPT Work and Codex, but not yet in the regular chat.
What does this mean? If you use Astra via the API for coding or document work, it is worth testing Sol on your own tasks; according to OpenAI it comes close to Astra, at a fraction of the cost.
OpenAI launches Dots and ChatGPT Space; Pro users in the Netherlands will have to wait
Dots are AI agents in ChatGPT that run on GPT-6 Astra, have access to more than 4,000 apps via plugins, and keep working independently until your judgement is needed. ChatGPT Space is a shared workspace where colleagues, ChatGPT and a dot work with the same project knowledge. Pro users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK won't get Dots for now; Business Premium customers will, and on Enterprise an administrator can switch on a beta.
What does this mean? If you use a Pro subscription in the Netherlands, you won't have Dots for now; if you want to deploy it with your team, that is possible via Business Premium or an Enterprise beta, and then there is a trade-off to consider about which apps and data you let the agent use.
AI companies voluntarily sign safety accord at the White House
On 29 September, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI and Nvidia signed the 'Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities' at the White House. They pledge 'robust' controls on their models, internal teams to oversee them, and cooperation with independent external auditors. The accord is voluntary and not legally binding; critics point out that the companies are in effect monitoring themselves.
What does this mean? Nothing changes legally for you: in the Netherlands the GDPR and the AI Act continue to apply, and this accord replaces neither.
Anthropic opens Claude Marketplace with more than 2,000 extensions
Anthropic has launched a Claude Marketplace where you can find plugins, connectors and agents in one place. It lists more than 2,000 connectors and plugins, including for Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Notion and Slack, as well as products and service providers from partners. Anthropic does not state prices on the page and does not say which subscriptions have access.
What does this mean? If you connect Claude to your email, documents or professional software, you can now find the available connections in one place; check for each connector which data it can access.
