AI company
OpenAI
OpenAI is the San Francisco AI company behind ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API, and the developer of the GPT model series. In October 2026 its current lineup is the GPT-6 family, including GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6.1 Terra, sold through the API and through ChatGPT subscriptions for consumers, work and education.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Facts at a glance
| Type | AI model developer and product company |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Main products | ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, Codex, OpenAI API, GPT-6 model family source |
| Latest model covered here | GPT-6.1 Terra, 26 October 2026 source |
| Training infrastructure | GPT-6 Astra trained and served in Abilene on an OCI Supercluster with more than 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (NVIDIA says) source |
| UK biosecurity commitment | £100 million in compute and model credits to the UK AI Biosecurity Lab (announced 24 October 2026) source |
What OpenAI sells
OpenAI sells access to its models in two ways: through the OpenAI API for developers, priced per million tokens, and through ChatGPT subscriptions (Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu) that include ChatGPT Work and the Codex coding agent. Model cards on developers.openai.com list the context window, price, modalities and supported tools for each model. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names OpenAI.
Questions people ask
- What is OpenAI's newest model?
- As of 26 October 2026, GPT-6.1 Terra is the newest model in the GPT-6 series, released at $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens.
- Where does OpenAI train its models?
- NVIDIA says OpenAI trained and served GPT-6 Astra in Abilene, Texas, on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster with more than 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, and is bringing NVIDIA Vera CPUs into production on OCI.