ChatGPT stories

Aug 6, 2026

OpenAI Expands GPT-5.6 Access and Removes Text-Chat Limits for Free ChatGPT Users

OpenAI updated ChatGPT's default models across tiers, improving GPT-5.6 Sol for paid users while making GPT-5.6 Luna the default for Free and Go users with unlimited text chats.

Aug 6, 20262 sources

Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI Launches Free Frontier-Model Access for 100,000 Academic Researchers

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, a program intended to give 100,000 scientists, mathematicians, and engineers at selected institutions free access to frontier models and research tools through 2027

Jul 29, 20262 sources

Jun 2, 2026

ChatGPT reaches 1 billion monthly active users, fastest app ever to hit milestone

OpenAI's ChatGPT has surpassed 1 billion global monthly active users, becoming the fastest consumer application in history to reach this milestone, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The achievement came in May 2026, approximately three years after the app's launch.

Jun 2, 20263 sources