OpenAI Devs said on March 26, 2026 that plugins are rolling out in Codex, letting the agent work with common tools such as Slack, Figma, Notion, and Gmail. OpenAI's Codex docs describe plugins as reusable bundles that package skills, app integrations, and MCP server settings, turning Codex into a more shareable workflow layer for teams.
OpenAI plans to acquire Astral, the Python tooling company behind uv, Ruff, and ty, subject to regulatory approval. The deal ties Codex’s rapid growth to a deeper push into the tools developers use before and after code generation.
OpenAIDevs said on March 27, 2026 that Codex usage limits had been reset across plans so users could try newly launched plugins. OpenAI's Help Center says Codex is temporarily available on Free and Go, paid plans are getting 2x rate limits, and plugins package reusable workflows built from skills, app integrations, and MCP configurations.
On March 25, 2026, OpenAI launched a public Safety Bug Bounty focused on AI abuse and safety risks. The new track complements its security program by accepting AI-specific failures such as prompt injection, data exfiltration, and harmful agent behavior.
OpenAI says threat actors usually combine AI with traditional web and social infrastructure rather than operating inside one model. The company framed the new report as guidance for detecting and disrupting cross-platform abuse.
Amazon and OpenAI announced on February 27, 2026 a multi-year strategic partnership built around a Stateful Runtime Environment on Amazon Bedrock, Frontier distribution on AWS, and long-term Trainium capacity. Amazon also said it will invest $50 billion in OpenAI.
OpenAI is rolling out richer shopping in ChatGPT with visual browsing, side-by-side comparison, and up-to-date product data. The company is expanding ACP for discovery, bringing retailers, Shopify Catalog, and a new Walmart in-ChatGPT app experience into the flow.
In January 2026, OpenAI issued a U.S. hardware manufacturing RFP covering consumer devices, AI datacenters, and robotics. The document lays out a 10-year ambition to localize major parts of its physical supply chain inside the United States.
OpenAI introduced Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels for ChatGPT on February 13, 2026. The changes are designed to give high-risk users stronger controls and make security tradeoffs more explicit as AI products connect to the web and external apps.
OpenAI introduced the Codex app on February 2, 2026. The macOS desktop interface is built to supervise multiple agents in parallel, manage skills and automations, and was expanded to Windows on March 4, 2026.
OpenAI Developers announced on March 20, 2026 that verified university students in the United States and Canada can claim $100 in Codex credits. OpenAI’s support page says that equals 2,500 ChatGPT credits, requires student verification through SheerID, and expires 12 months after the grant date.
OpenAI on March 11, 2026 detailed how it combines the Responses API with a shell tool and hosted containers to give agents a managed computer environment. The company says the design is meant to make file handling, tool execution, network access, and long-running workflows easier to run in production.