Podcast Episode
OpenAI DevDay: New AI Tools, Subscription Changes and What They Mean for Your Business
Authority Hacker Podcast – AI & Automation for Small biz & Marketers·Gael Breton & Mark Webster - Full Stack Online Marketers·6 October 2026·57 min

About this episode
Send us Fan MailWe’ve been trying OpenAI’s latest updates, and there’s more to this DevDay than the new features. Alongside 21 new releases, the company is changing what you get for your subscription. We look at the trade-offs, including why a cheaper model can mean more actual usage even when the old plan loses value.
In this episode we break down:
→ What OpenAI’s new Dots assistant promises, and why we haven’t been able to try it yet
→ Spaces, business apps inside ChatGPT, and the risk of getting locked in
→ Gael’s experience with GPT-6.1 Sol and how it compares with Claude
→ The subscription shake-up, the $500 plan, and what cheaper models mean for usage
→ Building connected dashboards and using your ChatGPT allowance in other apps
We focus on what these changes mean for the work you actually need to get done.
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