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OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT, starting with Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, Zillow
Bay Area Times
October 07, 2025
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1. OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT, starting with Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, Zillow
Users can now access these apps directly in ChatGPT using natural language prompts.
The Apps SDK has also launched, enabling developers to build in-ChatGPT apps.
The system is built on MCP, allowing apps to render full UI and even play videos without leaving ChatGPT.
OpenAI also launched AgentKit, featuring an âAgent Builderâ for creating AI agents in a Canva-style interface
Codex is now generally available, with features including Slack integration and a new Codex SDK.
API updates for GPT-5 Pro and Sora 2 are now in preview.
ChatGPT has reached 800M weekly active users, Sam Altman also announced
4M+ developers have âbuilt with OpenAI,â the executive added.
OpenAI said it now processes 6B+ tokens/minute via its API.
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