AI NewsSeptember 16, 2026

OpenAI will retire GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT and Codex on October 14, 2026, across all plans, though the model stays available through the API for developers who still need it.
OpenAI will retire GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on October 14, across all plans. Codex users pointing scripts or agents at 'gpt-5.5' need to switch to 'gpt-5.6-sol' before then, or their workflows will break.
GPT-5.5 will remain reachable through the OpenAI API and in Codex sessions using an API key, so it isn't disappearing entirely. The turnover is fast: GPT-5.5 is already being pushed out by GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-6 Astra.
Key Capabilities:

• Hard cutoff: GPT-5.5 disappears from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on October 14.
• API stays open: Developers can still reach GPT-5.5 through OpenAI's API after the ChatGPT retirement.
• Migration required: Codex scripts and agents using 'gpt-5.5' need to switch to 'gpt-5.6-sol'.

At Dreamforce, Salesforce opened the beta of Salesforce in Claude, bringing accounts, pipeline, and 37 pre-built sales skills into Claude as part of its wider Claudeforce partnership with Anthropic.
Salesforce opened the beta of Salesforce in Claude at Dreamforce on September 15. It brings live accounts, opportunities, and pipeline data with 37 pre-built sales skills, letting sellers prep calls, review deals, or send forecasts without leaving the conversation.
It's the first product from Claudeforce, the wider Salesforce-Anthropic partnership announced in August. Salesforce also debuted Koa, its own reasoning model built on NVIDIA's open Nemotron, pitched as a cheaper option for routine sales tasks than Claude or ChatGPT.
Key Capabilities:

• 37 sales skills: Prep a call, review a deal, or build a pipeline dashboard from inside Claude.
• Live CRM data: Accounts, opportunities, and pipeline sync directly, no app-switching required.
• Bigger partnership: Part of Claudeforce, alongside Salesforce's own Koa reasoning model built on NVIDIA Nemotron.

Meta launched Meta One, a subscription spanning Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI, with plans from $2.99 to $19.99 a month unlocking more AI image and video generation.
Meta launched Meta One on September 15, bundling paid perks across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI. Plans start at $2.99 a month, running up to $19.99, and unlock more AI image and video generation plus 50+ extra features.
The core apps and Meta AI stay free for everyone, so this is about monetizing power users, not gatekeeping access. It's part of a broader push: Meta's shares jumped over 10% in the past week amid the rollout.
Key Capabilities:

• One subscription, four apps: Bundles perks across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI.
• AI generation upgrade: Higher-tier plans unlock more Muse image and video generation.
• Free core stays free: The base experience on every app and Meta AI remains unchanged.

Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking, real-time voice models that top the Speech to Speech leaderboard while running everyday tasks like bike repairs for as little as $0.84 an hour.
Google launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Live Extended Thinking on September 15. Both handle mid-sentence interruptions, switch between 97 languages, and act on visual input, like guiding a bike repair through the camera.
Extended Thinking now tops Artificial Analysis's Speech to Speech Index at 82.6%, ahead of OpenAI's and Grok's best voice models. Standard Live runs at just $0.84 an hour, undercutting rivals on price while still ranking in the top five.