ChatGPT gets a makeover with the arrival of GPT-6—here’s everything that changes.

OpenAI has just given ChatGPT a real facelift. This Wednesday, October 7, the startup began rolling out the new GPT-6 model in the assistant’s “Chat” tab. This new AI model, designed to handle everyday conversations, comes with a major new feature: Intelligent UI (or “intelligent interface” in French).It enables ChatGPT to respond with a combination of text, images, and interactive elements.

GPT-6 and Intelligent UI, now rolling out in ChatGPT for everyone.

Intelligent UI in ChatGPT delivers fast, interactive answers that make everyday questions more visual, complex topics easier to grasp, and interactive tools for your task available on the spot. https://t.co/XL2gDCPBwG

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) October 7, 2026

Enriched responses

Specifically, responses can now include « charts, touch buttons, forms, curves, and interactive experiences that you can use directly in your conversation », OpenAI explains in its blog post. The mix of content depends on the question asked.

« A comparison may work better side by side. An explanation will be clearer with an interactive diagram », says the American company, adding that ChatGPT may still stick to 100% text responses depending on the requests.

With the previous model, namely GPT-5.6 Instant, ChatGPT primarily answered in text when asked cooking-related questions. GPT-6 Instant, meanwhile, displays photos of dishes, a quantity calculator based on the number of guests, and the cooking process laid out as a checklist. You can now ask ChatGPT to create custom tools tailored to meet your needs.OpenAI cites the example of a savings calculator, a tool for splitting the restaurant bill among friends, or even a small game that can be played directly in the conversation. On paper, the new interface changes everything.

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Faster responses and better safeguards

But that’s not all. GPT-6 is not merely a surface-level update. The new artificial intelligence model also changes the way ChatGPT “thinks.” Until now, you had to wait for the AI to finish thinking before getting an answer. From now on, ChatGPT can begin responding while it “thinks”. It then completes its response as it reaches a conclusion. This mechanism results in faster responses and reduced waiting time.

On the security front, OpenAI says it has strengthened GPT’s safeguards, particularly against cyberattacks, biological threats, and violence. According to Sam Altman’s startup, GPT-6 is better at resisting attempts to bypass it, particularly those spread across multiple messages. Finally, the AI also more readily recognizes its own limitations.When ChatGPT lacks the information or tools needed to answer, it will not start improvising.

“Rather than people adapting to software, software will adapt to people,” explains OpenAI.

GPT-6 Sol or GPT-6 Luna?

Subscribers to paid plans, such as ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro, will be able to converse with GPT-6 through the GPT-6 Sol model, the high-end, powerful variant. Users of the free version and the Go subscription, on the other hand, will have access to GPT-6 Luna, the more affordable edition. As a reminder, the GPT-6 lineup is not entirely new. The Astra, Sol and Luna models had already been available since September, but only in ChatGPT Work and Codex. The standard version of the AI had therefore remained on the GPT-5.6 generation. With the arrival of the new interface, OpenAI is taking the opportunity to unify all ChatGPT features under the banner of a single model.

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