OpenAI adds image results to web search in the Responses API
OpenAI's Responses API web search tool now returns image results alongside text results. The feature targets use cases requiring web-grounded visuals such as product photos, landmarks, events, and visual references. This expands the multimodal utility of the Responses API for developers building search-augmented applications.
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New Tools and Features in the Responses API
OpenAI announced new tools and features for its Responses API, expanding the capabilities available to developers building on the platform. The update likely includes additional built-in tools, improved function calling, or new modalities accessible through the API. As a Tier 1 source announcement, this represents a meaningful expansion of OpenAI's developer-facing infrastructure. Specific details were not available in the body text provided.
OpenAI enables web search by default in Codex CLI and IDE Extension
OpenAI has updated Codex to enable web search by default for local tasks in the Codex CLI and IDE Extension. The feature operates in two modes: a cached mode (default) that serves results from an OpenAI-maintained pre-indexed web cache, and a live mode that fetches real-time web data. Users running in --yolo or full-access sandbox mode automatically get live results, and the behavior is configurable via a web_search configuration option.
OpenAI launches WebSocket mode for the Responses API
OpenAI added WebSocket mode to its Responses API, enabling persistent bidirectional connections for API consumers. This is an infrastructure-level capability update that allows lower-latency, streaming-friendly integrations compared to standard HTTP request-response patterns. The change is relevant for developers building real-time or agentic applications on top of OpenAI's API.
OpenAI models now available in Amazon Bedrock via Responses API
OpenAI has made its models available through Amazon Bedrock using an OpenAI-compatible Responses API endpoint. Supported models and features vary by AWS Region. This expands OpenAI's distribution reach into AWS's managed AI infrastructure, giving enterprise customers access to OpenAI models within the Bedrock ecosystem.
Introducing ChatGPT Search
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Search, a feature that provides fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources directly within ChatGPT. This integrates real-time web retrieval into the ChatGPT interface, moving the product closer to a search engine replacement. The announcement comes from OpenAI's official blog, indicating a significant product expansion.
OpenAI adds return_token_budget parameter to Responses API web search tool
OpenAI added a new `return_token_budget` parameter to the Responses API web search tool, enabling longer reasoning-augmented web search runs for GPT-5 and later models. The feature is opt-in and targets high-effort research and evaluation workloads. This extends the controllability of inference-time compute for web-grounded tasks.
OpenAI adds inline moderation scores to Responses API and Chat Completions API
OpenAI has added moderation scoring directly to the Responses API and Chat Completions API, allowing developers to receive moderation results for both inputs and outputs in a single API call. Previously, moderation required a separate API request. This reduces latency and integration complexity for applications that need content safety checks.
SearchGPT: OpenAI Prototype for AI-Powered Search
OpenAI announced SearchGPT, a temporary prototype integrating real-time web search capabilities into a conversational AI interface. The prototype aims to deliver fast, timely answers with clearly attributed sources. It represents OpenAI's direct entry into AI-native search, competing with existing players like Perplexity and Microsoft Bing AI.