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TODAS las novedades de CHATGPT (en 14 minutos) | DevDay 2026

Xavier Mitjana

OpenAI's DevDay 2026 presented over 20 announcements focused on AI agents called "Dots" that work autonomously within an integrated ChatGPT ecosystem, alongside faster models and new collaborative workspace features. However, the event revealed OpenAI falling behind Anthropic in model performance benchmarks while pushing a closed-platform strategy at significantly higher subscription prices.

Summary

OpenAI held its largest DevDay event with over 20 announcements, introducing Dots—autonomous AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that work 24/7, connect to 4000+ applications, and can be assigned responsibilities rather than just tasks. Unlike traditional chatbots, Dots are proactive, anticipate user needs, and can work across platforms like Slack or via phone calls. They include safety features with permission requests and an auto-review system before taking actions on users' behalf.

A major new feature is ChatGPT Spaces, a collaborative workspace combining Notion-style organization with dynamic documents, dashboards, and presentation tools designed for teams and agents to work together without leaving the ChatGPT ecosystem. The workspace allows real-time collaboration where agents and humans contribute equally.

On the model front, OpenAI released GPT-6.1 as a more economical alternative to Astra, claiming it matches Astra's programming capabilities and surpasses Opus 5. However, independent Artificial Analysis rankings show Astra scoring only 53 points—five points below Anthropic's Opus 5.5 at 58 points, suggesting OpenAI may have rushed the release to avoid falling behind competitors like Meta (Mus) and SpaceX (Grok).

The company also introduced Ultrafast mode, which generates up to 300 tokens per second (8 times faster), enabling real-time application building and voice-controlled 3D manipulations. However, this speed comes exclusively with the new $500/month Pro plan, representing a significant price increase. Existing Pro and Premium plan pricing has also been restructured to provide less usage than before for the same price tier.

OpenAI's broader strategy is positioning ChatGPT as an operating system for AI, keeping users and tools within its ecosystem through integrations with 60+ third-party applications, a developer marketplace, and Spaces. Critics note this mirrors failed previous attempts like the GPT Store and plugin ecosystem, and contradicts broader industry trends toward decentralized AI deployment outside closed platforms.

Key Insights

  • OpenAI introduced Dots as agents that anticipate needs proactively—for example, automatically finding replacement vendors when scheduled services cancel or suggesting meeting reschedules when conflicts arise with personal commitments, marking a shift from reactive task-following to autonomous responsibility-taking
  • According to independent Artificial Analysis rankings, OpenAI's Astra model scores only 53 points compared to Anthropic's Opus 5.5 at 58 points, suggesting OpenAI rushed GPT-6.1 release to avoid falling behind in the competitive AI race with Anthropic, Meta, and SpaceX
  • Dots are exclusively available on plans starting at $100/month minimum, making them inaccessible for mass consumer use, whereas competitors like Meta's Mus agent offers similar functionality for free or as low as $20, indicating OpenAI is targeting professional users only
  • OpenAI experienced a security incident on the day before DevDay where its agents published images of 53 users online, raising concerns about increasing privacy exposure when depending on cloud-based AI agents for critical tasks
  • OpenAI's strategy positions ChatGPT as an operating system for AI with Spaces as the office, third-party apps living within ChatGPT, and subscriptions usable across other apps—but this mirrors failed previous ecosystem attempts like the GPT Store and plugins that never gained adoption

Topics

Autonomous AI Agents (Dots)ChatGPT Spaces Collaborative WorkspaceModel Performance and BenchmarkingPricing Structure ChangesPlatform Strategy and Ecosystem Lock-inReal-time AI Application GenerationSpeed Improvements (Ultrafast Mode)

Transcript

[0:01] Hello, I am your point. I'm new to GPT chat. I'll be here to take care of everything that comes your way. You've just met your next co- worker. It's called Dot and Open presented it yesterday. He works 24 hours a day, has his own computer, connects to more than 4000 applications, and if you want to catch up with him you can call him on the phone. He doesn't come alone; he comes with a new office within Chat GPT, the spaces, where you, your team, and your Dods work together, and with an improvement in [0:31] Nastra that allows him to generate up to eight times faster, to the point of generating applications in real time.…

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