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2015

  1. OpenAIPolicy

    OpenAI founded

    OpenAI launches as a non-profit AI research company, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return.

2017

2018

  1. OpenAIModel

    GPT-1

    Transformers plus unsupervised pre-training set state-of-the-art results across language tasks; system released.

2019

  1. OpenAIModel

    GPT-2

    A 1.5B-parameter language model trained to predict the next word; only a much smaller model was released.

  2. OpenAIPolicy

    OpenAI LP

    OpenAI creates a "capped-profit" company to raise capital for compute and talent while serving its mission.

2020

  1. OpenAIModel

    GPT-3

    A 175-billion-parameter language model that performs new tasks from a few examples, without fine-tuning.

  2. OpenAIProduct

    OpenAI API

    A general-purpose text-in, text-out API for OpenAI's models, available by access request.

2021

  1. OpenAIModel

    CLIP

    A neural network that learns visual concepts from natural language and classifies images zero-shot.

  2. OpenAIModel

    DALL·E

    A 12-billion parameter version of GPT-3 that generates images from text captions.

  3. OpenAIModel

    Codex

    Codex, the model behind GitHub Copilot, translates natural language to code; private beta in the API.

  4. OpenAICapability

    WebGPT

    GPT-3 fine-tuned to answer open-ended questions more accurately using a text-based web browser.

2022

  1. OpenAIModel

    InstructGPT

    Models trained with humans in the loop follow instructions better than GPT-3; now the API default.

  2. OpenAIModel

    Whisper

    An open-sourced speech recognition model approaching human-level robustness and accuracy on English.

  3. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT

    A conversational model that answers followup questions, admits mistakes, and rejects inappropriate requests.

2023

  1. OpenAIModel

    GPT-4

    Multimodal model accepting image and text inputs and emitting text, with human-level performance on various benchmarks.

  2. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT plugins

    ChatGPT gets initial plugin support to access up-to-date information, run computations, or use third-party services.

  3. AnthropicCapability

    100K context window

    Claude's context window grows from 9K to 100K tokens, about 75,000 words, now available in the API.

  4. AnthropicPolicy

    $450M Series C

    $450 million Series C led by Spark Capital, with Google and Salesforce Ventures taking part.

  5. AnthropicModel

    Claude 2

    New model with a 100K token context window, available via API and the claude.ai beta in the US and UK.

  6. OpenAIPolicy

    Frontier Model Forum

    OpenAI helps form an industry body to promote safe and responsible development of frontier AI systems.

  7. AnthropicModel

    Claude Instant 1.2

    A faster, lower-priced model with gains in math, coding, reasoning and safety, available through the API.

  8. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Enterprise

    A new ChatGPT plan with enterprise-grade security and privacy and the most powerful version of ChatGPT yet.

  9. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Pro

    A $20-a-month claude.ai plan with 5x more usage, priority access at peak times and early features.

  10. AnthropicPolicy

    Amazon invests up to $4B

    Amazon takes a minority stake and AWS becomes the primary cloud provider, training on Trainium and Inferentia.

  11. OpenAICapability

    DALL·E 3 in ChatGPT

    DALL·E 3 is now available in ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise, with a safety mitigation stack for the wider release.

  12. OpenAIPolicy

    Preparedness team

    OpenAI builds a Preparedness team and an approach to catastrophic risk, and launches a challenge.

  13. OpenAIModel

    GPT-4 Turbo

    GPT-4 Turbo offers a 128K context window and lower prices, with a Vision version.

  14. OpenAIProduct

    GPTs

    Create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.

  15. AnthropicModel

    Claude 2.1

    Adds a 200K token context window, 2x fewer false statements than Claude 2.0, system prompts and beta tool use.

2024

  1. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Team

    A ChatGPT plan for teams of all sizes with a secure, collaborative workspace.

  2. OpenAIProduct

    GPT Store

    A store for finding and using custom GPTs in ChatGPT.

  3. OpenAICapability

    Memory in ChatGPT

    ChatGPT begins testing remembering things across chats, with user controls over what it keeps.

  4. OpenAIModel

    Sora announced

    A text-conditional diffusion model trained jointly on videos and images to generate video.

  5. AnthropicModel

    Claude 3 family

    Haiku, Sonnet and Opus models, in ascending order of capability, set new benchmarks at launch.

  6. AnthropicModel

    Claude 3 Haiku

    The fastest, most affordable model in its intelligence class, in the API and for Claude Pro users.

  7. OpenAIPolicy

    Model Spec

    OpenAI publishes the Model Spec describing how its models should behave.

  8. OpenAIModel

    GPT-4o

    New flagship model that reasons across audio, vision and text in real time.

  9. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Edu

    An affordable ChatGPT offering for universities to bring AI to campus.

  10. AnthropicCapability

    Artifacts in Claude

    Claude can show generated code, documents and designs in a dedicated window beside the chat.

  11. AnthropicCapability

    Projects in Claude

    Pro and Team users can group chats with shared internal knowledge into Projects.

  12. OpenAIModel

    OpenAI o1

    OpenAI's o1 reasoning model, released in preview.

  13. OpenAIModel

    o1-mini

    A cost-efficient reasoning model alongside o1.

  14. OpenAICapability

    Realtime API

    Developers can build fast speech-to-speech experiences into their applications.

  15. AnthropicCapability

    Computer use

    An experimental capability lets Claude 3.5 Sonnet operate a computer through the API.

  16. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Pro

    A $200 monthly plan with unlimited access to o1 and o1 pro mode, which uses more compute.

  17. OpenAIProduct

    Sora available

    Sora opens at sora.com, generating videos up to 1080p and 20 seconds long.

  18. OpenAIModel

    o1 for developers

    o1 comes to developers alongside Realtime API improvements and a new fine-tuning method.

2025

  1. OpenAIPolicy

    Stargate Project

    OpenAI and partners announce the Stargate Project to build AI infrastructure.

  2. OpenAIProduct

    Operator

    Research preview of an agent that uses its own browser to do tasks, for Pro users in the U.S.

  3. OpenAICapability

    Deep research

    An agent that synthesizes online information to complete multi-step research tasks.

  4. AnthropicModel

    Claude 3.7 Sonnet

    First hybrid reasoning model: near-instant answers or visible extended thinking.

  5. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Code

    A command-line agentic coding tool, in limited research preview, delegating work from the terminal.

  6. OpenAIModel

    GPT-4.5

    Research preview of GPT-4.5, OpenAI's largest and most knowledgeable model at release.

  7. OpenAICapability

    4o image generation

    GPT-4o generates images natively, with stronger text rendering and instruction following.

  8. AnthropicProduct

    Claude for Education

    A version of Claude for universities, with a Learning mode that guides students' reasoning.

  9. OpenAIModel

    GPT-4.1

    New API model family with gains in coding, instruction following and long context, plus a first nano model.

  10. AnthropicCapability

    Research in Claude

    Claude runs in-depth research across the web and Google Workspace and answers in minutes.

  11. OpenAIModel

    o3 and o4-mini

    OpenAI's smartest and most capable models at release, with full tool access.

  12. OpenAICapability

    gpt-image-1 in the API

    OpenAI's latest image generation model becomes available to developers in the API as gpt-image-1.

  13. AnthropicCapability

    Integrations

    Claude connects to apps and tools via Integrations; Research also searches connected services.

  14. OpenAIProduct

    Codex

    A cloud-based coding agent powered by codex-1, a version of o3 optimized for software engineering.

  15. AnthropicModel

    Claude Gov models

    Custom models built for U.S. national security customers in classified environments.

  16. OpenAIProduct

    OpenAI for Government

    An initiative bringing OpenAI's most advanced tools to public servants across the United States.

  17. AnthropicCapability

    AI-powered artifacts

    Artifacts can embed Claude, turning them into shareable interactive apps, with a dedicated space.

  18. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT agent

    ChatGPT can think and act with tools to complete tasks like research, bookings and slideshows.

  19. OpenAICapability

    Study mode in ChatGPT

    ChatGPT guides students through problems step by step with questions, scaffolding and feedback.

  20. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 4.1

    An upgrade to Opus 4 on agentic tasks, real-world coding and reasoning, at the same price.

  21. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5

    OpenAI's new flagship model, with leading performance across coding, math, writing and health.

  22. AnthropicProduct

    Claude in Chrome pilot

    A pilot of a browser extension in which Claude acts in Chrome, testing prompt injection defenses.

  23. OpenAIModel

    gpt-realtime

    A more advanced speech-to-speech model; the Realtime API adds MCP servers, image input and SIP calls.

  24. AnthropicCapability

    Memory in Claude

    Claude remembers users' and teams' projects and preferences across conversations.

  25. OpenAIProduct

    Codex upgrades

    GPT-5-Codex, a version of GPT-5 optimized for agentic coding, available everywhere Codex runs.

  26. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Pulse

    Preview for Pro users on mobile: ChatGPT proactively researches and delivers personalized updates.

  27. AnthropicModel

    Claude Sonnet 4.5

    Leads on coding, agent building and computer use, and is the most aligned Claude model to date.

  28. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Agent SDK

    The building blocks behind Claude Code, released for developers to build their own agents.

  29. OpenAIModel

    Sora 2

    Video generation model with synchronized dialogue and sound effects.

  30. OpenAIProduct

    AgentKit

    Developer tools for building agents, plus expanded evals and reinforcement fine-tuning for agents.

  31. AnthropicCapability

    Claude Code plugins

    Bundles of slash commands, agents, MCP servers and hooks install with one command.

  32. AnthropicModel

    Claude Haiku 4.5

    A small model with coding performance similar to Sonnet 4 at one-third the cost and over twice the speed.

  33. AnthropicCapability

    Agent Skills

    Claude loads folders of instructions, scripts and resources when relevant to a task.

  34. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Code on the web

    Delegate coding tasks from the browser to Claude running on Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure.

  35. OpenAIModel

    gpt-oss-safeguard

    Open-weight reasoning models that classify content against a developer-provided safety policy.

  36. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.1

    Upgraded GPT-5 models in ChatGPT with new tone and style controls, rolling out to paid users.

  37. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.1 in the API

    GPT-5.1 reaches the API with adaptive reasoning, extended prompt caching, and apply_patch and shell tools.

  38. AnthropicCapability

    Structured outputs

    API responses are guaranteed to match JSON schemas and tool definitions; beta for Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.1.

  39. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 4.5

    New flagship model with state-of-the-art coding and agentic performance at lower pricing.

  40. AnthropicCapability

    Advanced tool use

    Claude can discover, learn and execute tools dynamically on the Claude Developer Platform.

  41. AnthropicPolicy

    Anthropic acquires Bun

    Anthropic buys the Bun JavaScript runtime for Claude Code, which reached $1B run-rate revenue in six months.

  42. AnthropicCapability

    Claude Code in Slack

    Tagging @Claude in Slack starts Claude Code sessions that fix bugs and open pull requests.

  43. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.2

    Frontier model for professional work, improving reasoning, long context, coding and vision, in ChatGPT and API.

  44. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.2-Codex

    Coding model with long-horizon reasoning, large-scale code changes and stronger cybersecurity skills.

2026

  1. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Health

    A dedicated ChatGPT experience that connects users’ health data and apps, with privacy protections.

  2. AnthropicProduct

    Claude for Healthcare

    HIPAA-ready Claude for healthcare, life sciences tools and connectors to CMS, Medidata and ClinicalTrials.gov.

  3. AnthropicPolicy

    Anthropic Labs

    Anthropic expands Labs, a team incubating experimental products, with Mike Krieger joining Ben Mann.

  4. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Go worldwide

    The lower-cost Go plan, with GPT-5.2 Instant and higher limits, becomes available worldwide.

  5. AnthropicCapability

    MCP Apps

    Connectors can show an interactive live UI right inside a Claude conversation.

  6. OpenAIProduct

    Prism

    A free LaTeX-native workspace with GPT-5.2 built in for writing and collaborating on research.

  7. AnthropicCapability

    Cowork plugins

    Plugins tell Cowork how work should be done, which tools and data to use, and which slash commands to expose.

  8. OpenAIProduct

    Codex app for macOS

    A desktop app for running multiple coding agents in parallel on long-running tasks.

  9. AnthropicCapability

    Claude Agent SDK in Xcode

    Xcode 26.3 integrates the Claude Agent SDK for autonomous, long-running coding tasks on Apple platforms.

  10. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 4.6

    Upgrade to the smartest Claude model, leading on agentic coding, computer use, tool use, search and finance.

  11. OpenAIProduct

    OpenAI Frontier

    An enterprise platform for building, deploying and managing AI agents with permissions and governance.

  12. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.3-Codex

    A Codex-native agent model pairing frontier coding performance with general reasoning.

  13. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

    A real-time coding model with 15x faster generation, in research preview for ChatGPT Pro.

  14. OpenAICapability

    Lockdown Mode in ChatGPT

    Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels help organizations defend against prompt injection and data exfiltration.

  15. AnthropicModel

    Claude Sonnet 4.6

    Full Sonnet upgrade across coding, computer use, long reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work and design.

  16. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Code Security

    Built into Claude Code on the web, it scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches; research preview.

  17. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.3 Instant

    GPT-5.3 Instant targets smoother, more useful everyday conversations in ChatGPT.

  18. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.4

    Frontier model for professional work with stronger coding, computer use, tool search and 1M-token context.

  19. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT for Excel

    ChatGPT works inside Excel, powered by GPT-5.4, alongside new financial data app integrations.

  20. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.4 mini and nano

    Smaller, faster GPT-5.4 versions for coding, tool use and high-volume API and sub-agent workloads.

  21. AnthropicModel

    Claude Mythos Preview

    A general-purpose model strikingly capable at security work, used in Project Glasswing to secure key software.

  22. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 4.7

    Generally available successor to Opus 4.6, with notable gains on the hardest software engineering tasks.

  23. OpenAIModel

    GPT-Rosalind

    A reasoning model for life sciences: drug discovery, genomics analysis and protein reasoning.

  24. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Design

    An Anthropic Labs product for creating designs, prototypes, slides and one-pagers with Claude.

  25. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT Images 2.0

    Image generation in ChatGPT gets better text rendering, multilingual support and visual reasoning.

  26. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.5

    A model built for complex tasks like coding, research and data analysis across tools.

  27. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.5 Instant

    ChatGPT's default model updates, with fewer hallucinations and improved personalization controls.

  28. AnthropicProduct

    Claude for Office apps GA

    Claude for Excel, PowerPoint and Word reach general availability; Claude for Outlook enters public beta.

  29. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.5-Cyber

    Trusted Access for Cyber expands to GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5-Cyber for verified defenders.

  30. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Platform on AWS

    AWS customers get the full Claude platform with AWS authentication, billing and commitment retirement.

  31. OpenAIPolicy

    DeployCo

    OpenAI launches a separate enterprise deployment company to bring frontier AI into production.

  32. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 4.8

    Stronger coding, agentic and professional work, with more consistency on long-running tasks.

  33. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Tag

    Teams tag @Claude in Slack channels to delegate tasks; beta for Enterprise and Team.

  34. AnthropicProduct

    Claude Science

    An AI workbench app for scientists with research tools, auditable artifacts and compute access, in beta.

  35. AnthropicModel

    Claude Sonnet 5

    The most agentic Sonnet yet, aimed at coding and everyday professional work.

  36. AnthropicPolicy

    Fable 5 redeployed

    Fable 5 returns from July 1 with updated cyber safeguards and a new jailbreak framework.

  37. OpenAIModel

    GPT-Live

    A new generation of voice models for natural conversation, now powering ChatGPT Voice.

  38. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT Work

    An agent in ChatGPT that acts across apps and files and can stay with a project for hours.

  39. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.6

    GPT-5.6 family reaches general availability: flagship Sol, balanced Terra and cost-efficient Luna.

  40. AnthropicProduct

    Claude for Teachers

    Verified US K-12 educators get free premium Claude, a teaching skills library and curricula.

  41. OpenAIProduct

    OpenAI Presence

    Enterprise platform for deploying voice and chat agents in customer and internal workflows.

  42. OpenAIProduct

    Health in ChatGPT

    Eligible U.S. users can connect medical records and Apple Health for personalized insights.

  43. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 5

    A step up for the Opus tier on long-running agents, coding and professional work.

  44. OpenAIModel

    GPT-5.6-Cyber

    Cybersecurity-specific model via Daybreak Red for authorized vulnerability research and testing.

  45. OpenAIProduct

    ChatGPT for Teens

    Teen version of ChatGPT with stronger built-in protections and added parental controls.

  46. OpenAIModel

    GPT-6 Astra

    OpenAI's most intelligent model yet, state of the art in computer use, coding, cybersecurity and science.

  47. OpenAICapability

    ChatGPT Images 2.5

    ChatGPT turns ideas, sketches and reference photos into more personalized, polished images.

  48. OpenAIProduct

    Agents API

    Managed service on the Codex harness for building cloud agents with long-running sessions and tools.

  49. OpenAIProduct

    Astra for Law

    Legal product with custom firm workflows, connected legal data sources and legal-grade controls.

  50. AnthropicModel

    Claude Opus 5.5

    Leads in agentic coding and knowledge work, and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5 on typical workloads.

  51. OpenAIProduct

    Dots

    Proactive assistants in ChatGPT that keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks.

  52. OpenAIModel

    GPT-6.1 Sol

    Near-Astra coding and computer use at one-fifth of Astra's standard API token prices.

  53. AnthropicCapability

    Claude Code mods

    Small TypeScript functions that change how Claude Code works, from prompts to custom UI.

  54. AnthropicModel

    Claude Haiku 5.5

    Fastest small Claude model, built for high-volume work like summarization, subagents and browser use.