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Developers get the same capability through the API, with a separate price list. Several startups said they will update their products within days, which is usually how new features reach most people.
What critics say
The practical advice is the same as always: try it on a low-stakes task first, check the output against a source you trust, and keep a human in charge of anything that matters.
- Rolling out region by region
- Older versions stay available for now
- Admin controls for business accounts
- Independent tests are still limited
What changes for you
If you use these tools at work, ask your administrator whether the new feature is turned on, and what the company policy says about using it with customer data.
We are seeing steady progress, not a leap. That is still useful for the people who rely on these tools every day.
An independent researcher
Independent researchers were quick to test the claims. Early results broadly match what the company said, with the usual caveat: benchmarks measure narrow skills, and real work is messier than a test set.
How we reported this
The timing is not an accident. Competitors have shipped similar updates in recent months, and every lab wants to be the default choice when a company signs a yearly contract.
Regulators have not commented yet. In the EU, new obligations for general-purpose models mean that documentation like this is now expected rather than optional.
