OpenAI DevDay: New AI Tools, Subscription Changes and What They Mean for Your Business

OpenAI is cutting subscription value per dollar while slashing token costs, converging subscription and API pricing and deepening ecosystem lock-in.

• Dots assistant launches: OpenAI's persistent, thread-free AI assistant (powered by its best model) competes with Grok's always-on agent and Muse, but is unavailable in Europe/UK at launch, likely due to GDPR, with access expected October–November.
• Spaces targets Google Drive/Notion: New ChatGPT workspace lets users build pages, task trackers, and recurring AI-updated documents with collaboration features, raising lock-in concerns since content can't easily transfer to Claude.

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