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Oct 7, 2025

OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT, starting with Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, Zillow

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OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT, starting with Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, Zillow

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1. OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT, starting with Booking.com, Canva, Spotify, Zillow

OpenAI.

  • 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 ā€œAgent Builderā€ for creating AI agents in a Canva-style interface

OpenAI.

  • 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 ā€œbuilt with OpenAI,ā€ the executive added.

  • OpenAI said it now processes 6B+ tokens/minute via its API.

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