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ChatGPT Web

OpenAI · Web app

ChatGPT Web

August 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC

New transcribe and dictation surfaces wired up: /api/transcribe, /backend-anon/transcribe, /backend-api/transcribe, /backend-api/dictation/stream.

Changelog

Changelog (20260821-211418Z → 20260821-231527Z)

Dictation / voice input

  • New transcribe and dictation surfaces wired up: /api/transcribe, /backend-anon/transcribe, /backend-api/transcribe, /backend-api/dictation/stream.

Models & workspace access

  • Removed model id gpt-5-2-thinking.
  • Workspace model gates added: gpt-5.6-luna, gpt-5.6-terra.
  • Workspace feature gates removed: aura, aura-browser-memories.

Nav / search / composer tuning

  • Dropped navlink experiment knobs (max_navlinks, navlinks_count, navlinks_layout, navlinks_target) and newsTabEnabled.
  • Also removed safe-search-default, cache/fetch knobs (gcTimeMs, staleTimeMs, optimistic_fetch, retry, on-side-chat-ready), and numWords.
  • Added: max_message_attachment_size_mb, homework_helper_v2_prompt_key, recommendation_source, tooltip_copy_variant.

Routes, sitemap, robots

  • App routes: added :detailId, :lang?/email, :section; removed archived plus :lang?/atlas and :lang?/atlas/get-started.
  • Sitemap lists /atlas, /atlas/get-started, and /images/prompt/dorm_redesign; robots drops /atlas allows and tightens /maps allow rules — treat Atlas as surface thrash, not a launch.
  • Maps crawl allows expanded (/maps$, /*/maps$).

Gates / configs (opaque)

  • Statsig: −9 gates net (−12 / +3), −2 dynamic configs net (−3 / +1), layers flat ( −2 / +2 ); +1 hashed active experiment id.
Older release← Aug 21, 21:14 UTCNewer release→ Aug 22, 03:15 UTC
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