OpenAI leans on cheaper models and always-on agents at DevDay as flagship upgrade is shelved

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by DigiTimes (headlines) at 30 Sept, 00:42 UTC

OpenAI used its DevDay 2026 conference to compete on price and autonomy rather than raw capability, launching a midrange model priced at one-fifth of its flagship and a family of always-on agents a day after abandoning its planned flagship upgrade. The shift moves its rivalry with Anthropic, Meta…