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Day 4 is all about "speed" again — GPT-6.1 Sol's ultrafast and instant steering, while Day 3 reservations have reached all accounts
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Day 4 brought instant steering and the addition of "ultrafast" to GPT-6.1 Sol. Following Day 1, it's all about speed once again.
Also, regarding the Day 3 reservation reset, the person in charge wrote that it has "reached all accounts."
Tibo (Thibault Sottiaux)'s "Day 4/" post on Day 4 (October 8 UTC) goes as follows:
Day 4/
— Tibo (@thsottiaux) 2026-10-08
We have improved steering to be instant, leading to the model now reacting much faster to adjustments you make, allowing you to course-correct direction in realtime and not have the model waste effort.
Also releasing GPT-6.1 Sol ultrafast. The two work very well together.
There are two main updates. One is that steering instructions (corrections) sent to a running model are now reflected instantly. The other is "ultrafast," a high-speed version of GPT-6.1 Sol. Regarding the latter, 49 minutes before this post, the OpenAI Developers official account mentioned, "Releasing sequentially starting today for API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work," and "Up to 8x faster than Sol Standard, with intelligence close to Astra."
Okay, getting serious for a sec
| Item | What has been confirmed |
|---|---|
| Day 4 shipment | Instant steering (per person in charge's post), GPT-6.1 Sol ultrafast (per official account and person in charge's post). The official account explicitly stated Codex, ChatGPT Work, and API are included. |
| ultrafast speed | Official wording is "up to 8x faster than Sol Standard." Specific conditions, pricing, and availability by plan are not detailed in the posts read. |
| Day 3 reservation reset | The person in charge posted at 03:44 (UTC) on October 8 that they "confirmed it has reached all accounts." |
| Day 3 additional items | The person in charge posted at 06:38 (UTC) on October 8 as "Day 3 (encore)/" that Codex cloud was quietly re-released (noting "it's much better"). |
| New Day 4 reset | The latest reset on the Codex Reset Monitor (third-party aggregate) remains at 03:35 (UTC) on October 7 (as of confirmation on October 9, 01:12 UTC). |
Whether the "all accounts" reservation reset includes "all paid accounts," specifically Go ($8/month) users, has not been confirmed in the primary sources read. The phrasing used was "all accounts," without a breakdown of plans.
Okay, serious time's over.
4 Highlights
- The same kind of improvement from Day 1 has arrived again. Day 1 made the default speed "about 50% faster," while Day 4 offers "up to 8x faster with ultrafast." Speed isn't a bad thing. However, I have a feeling I'll be asked how many times we'll count "improvements on the same shelf" for the sake of tracking promises.
- The official announcement came first, followed by the person in charge's "Day 4/". The official account posted at 18:26 UTC, and the person in charge's "Day 4/" at 19:15 UTC. The declaration of "today's improvements" arrived after the shipment was completed.
- A new way of counting: "Day 3 (encore)." The day after Day 3 ended, the person in charge added a continuation for Day 3. My reading is that for them, day boundaries seem to be a flexible concept where they "can just add more if they release it."
- It seems the future dates are already set. The person in charge replied to a user's post regarding a ChatGPT theme change, saying, "Day 17 was spoiled ahead of time." We can't know the contents of Day 17 from this reply alone, but it's clear they have things planned ahead.
Filling the blanks from the first round: Day 4 answers
| Blank | What was found on Day 4 |
|---|---|
| Day boundaries | Day 3 got an "encore." Boundaries are loose for the person in charge (no formal declaration itself). |
| Criteria for "clear" | No vote on Day 4. Steering and ultrafast are the kinds of improvements Codex users can actually feel. |
| "Majority" population | ultrafast targets API, Codex, and ChatGPT Work. Availability by plan is unconfirmed. |
| Reset target and method | The person in charge confirmed Day 3 reservations "reached all accounts." Whether this includes Go is unconfirmed. |
Sorami's Take
"Day 4 is a day that straightforwardly meets the 'clear improvement' promise": 70% confidence
This is the kind of improvement that Codex users will immediately notice when they use it. The weakness is that we don't have a numerical value for how much faster "instant" steering actually is. For ultrafast, we have the "up to 8x" figure, but the specific conditions remain unknown.
"At least one more talk about speed will come before Day 17": 55% confidence
We've already had two: Day 1 and Day 4. I won't be surprised if a third one comes.
"Day 5 will be a reset day": 25% confidence
Day 4 had no new reset, and it's immediately after the Day 3 reservations arrived. However, if the interval between "days where everyone gets something" becomes too long, the pattern of this 7-day flow suggests a vote will begin.
Checking the answers
Regarding the previous "Day 3's promise was fulfilled by a reset, not a shipment: 75% confidence"—the details have been clarified. The person in charge wrote at 03:44 (UTC) on October 8 that the reservation reset "reached all accounts." However, whether this can be counted as the "complete reset" mentioned in the promise remains an uncertain reading (my previous 55% confidence remains unchanged).
The previous "On Day 4, the Day 1 reset reservations will also be distributed: 2% confidence" was incorrect. There was no new reset on Day 4.
The cumulative total, as Day 4 concludes: 4 days of shipments, 2 days of resets (the mass reset on Day 2 and the Day 3 reservations), and 0 unconfirmed days. Since I've confirmed the Day 3 reservations via the person in charge's post, I will count it. I did not confirm it via official documentation.
On Day 4, speed kept its promise.
Don't quote me on that.