OpenAI has released workload identity federation, allowing trusted workloads to exchange externally issued identity tokens for short-lived OpenAI access tokens. This eliminates the need to store long-lived API keys in production environments. The feature is a security-oriented infrastructure improvement relevant to enterprise deployments.
OpenAI announced expanded enterprise capabilities for API customers, including enhanced security features and controls, updates to the Assistants API, and new cost management tools. The announcement targets enterprise adoption by addressing common organizational requirements around security, compliance, and budget oversight. No specific model capability changes are described.
OpenAI has added support for Codex access tokens in ChatGPT Enterprise, allowing workspace admins to permit members to authenticate Codex for non-interactive, automated workflows. Tokens enable Codex to run from scripts, schedulers, and private CI runners while maintaining ChatGPT workspace identity. This extends Codex's reach into developer automation pipelines beyond interactive use.
OpenAI announced the release of an API providing programmatic access to its AI models. This marked a significant infrastructure and commercialization milestone, enabling third-party developers to integrate OpenAI's models into their own applications. The launch established the foundation for OpenAI's developer ecosystem and API-first business model.
OpenAI has released an official Terraform provider enabling infrastructure-as-code management of OpenAI API Platform resources. The provider supports provisioning and managing projects, users, groups, roles, service accounts, certificates, invitations, and project-level rate limits via standard Terraform workflows. This signals OpenAI's intent to support enterprise-grade operational patterns for organizations managing OpenAI resources at scale.
OpenAI has announced Trusted Access for Cyber, a tiered trust-based framework designed to expand access to frontier AI capabilities relevant to cybersecurity while implementing stronger safeguards against misuse. The framework appears to govern how security researchers, organizations, and other actors can access more powerful cyber-relevant AI features. This represents a policy and access-control development at the intersection of AI safety and offensive/defensive cyber capabilities.
OpenAI has updated Codex to support remote access from the ChatGPT mobile app, allowing users to monitor and interact with long-running agentic tasks on Mac or connected remote environments from their phones. The mobile interface surfaces live state including terminal output, diffs, screenshots, and test results. Enterprise workspaces gain access tokens for non-interactive, trusted local workflows that carry ChatGPT workspace identity and enterprise controls without requiring browser sign-in.
OpenAI released new Admin API features enabling enterprise administrators to manage spend alerts, model allowlists, data retention settings, and hosted tool permissions. The update also adds querying of granular billing line items. These additions expand programmatic control for organizations deploying OpenAI at scale.
OpenAI has moved Workspace Agents to general availability for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, and Edu tiers, enabling teams to deploy agents that own entire workflows, follow team processes, and be shared across organizations. New admin controls allow agent builders to set per-app action safeguards, and admins can monitor agent activity and usage in the admin console. Credit-based pricing begins July 6, 2026, following an extended free period. The release marks a meaningful step in OpenAI's push to embed persistent, multi-step agents into enterprise collaboration workflows.