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OpenAI has added two new models, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, to its GPT-6 lineup, trained with methods similar to those behind GPT-6 Astra and priced at roughly half the API cost. The company says the smaller models carry over Astra's gains in coding, computer use, factuality and alignment, while Astra remains its strongest offering.
NVIDIA used its GTC Berlin keynote to launch DSX POD, a containerised Vera Rubin AI factory design aimed at roughly 14-day site deployments, alongside OpenShell, a security reference architecture for AI agents. The same week's quarterly filing revealed supply and capacity commitments had more than doubled to $279 billion, driven mainly by memory procurement.
Nvidia used its GTC Berlin keynote to announce that European ecosystem partners are adopting its DSX AI Factory Platform, which pairs closed-loop liquid cooling with dry coolers to nearly eliminate cooling water consumption. The company also unveiled DSX POD, a containerised Vera Rubin AI factory it says can cut deployment time from roughly six months to as little as 14 days, with global shipments starting in 2027.
A report from The Information published on October 19 says Anthropic, Google and OpenAI are each preparing new frontier models, with Anthropic's unreleased system singled out for its ability to infer what users actually intend. The three-way race sets up a crowded stretch of launches, even as investors grow choosier about the AI trade.
OpenAI will sell its frontier models and its Codex coding agent through Google Cloud, with GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna entering private preview in Model Garden on October 21. The arrangement gives OpenAI a third major cloud venue after Microsoft Azure and Amazon Bedrock, and turns two companies chasing the same enterprise budgets into partners.