OpenAI is preparing the GPT-5.1 family for public rollout. This includes GPT-5.1 (base), GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro for those who pay a $200 monthly subscription.
My sources tell me new GPT-5.1 models are headed to Azure, and that indicates the rollout is weeks away.
This also aligns with GPT's release cadence.
GPT-5 shipped on August 7, and OpenAI typically releases a new model every three to four months.
GPT-5.1 won't be dramatically better than GPT-5, but I am expecting several improvements to health-related guardians and faster performance.
At the same time, OpenAI recently launched a new Codex model called 'codex-mini-high.'
Codex is slowly getting better
OpenAI recently launched GPT-5-Codex-Mini, which is a cost-efficient version of the Codex model, but it's almost as good as Codex High. At the same time, it offers 50% higher rate limits.
Codex improvements
OpenAI says GPT-5-Codex-Mini is designed for easier tasks or to extend usage when you're close to hitting rate limits.
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