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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT its biggest makeover yet — with plans to create a ‘superapp’

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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT its biggest makeover yet — with plans to create a ‘superapp’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT its biggest makeover yet — with plans to create a ‘superapp’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleOpenAI is giving its chatbot a sweeping makeover – aiming to turn ChatGPT into a “superapp” that features coding tools and AI agents that can perform simultaneous tasks for users.

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The overhaul comes after details surfaced in April about how OpenAI fell short of internal revenue and user targets ahead of a potential IPO later this year — raising concerns about whether it will be able to offset massive spending on AI.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The San Francisco-based company is facing increased competition with rival Anthropic to win lucrative business customers, according to a report in the Financial Times.”
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The Financial Times is explicitly cited in web results as reporting on the competition between OpenAI and Anthropic for business customers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded with the goal of promoting AI safety. Its flagship product is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Named after mathematician and scientist Claude Shannon, Claude was released as an AI-based chatbot in Marc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(AI)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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Claim 2: “OpenAI is giving its chatbot a sweeping makeover – aiming to turn ChatGPT into a “superapp” that features coding tools and AI agents that can perform simultaneous tasks for users.”
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Multiple web search results confirm OpenAI is planning a 'superapp' overhaul for ChatGPT involving coding tools and AI agents capable of performing tasks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released on November 30, 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT Atlas was an AI browser developed by OpenAI. It is based on Chromium and is currently only available on macOS. The browser integrates ChatGPT into the browsing interface via a sidebar assistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT_Atlas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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Claim 3: “details surfaced in April about how OpenAI fell short of internal revenue and user targets ahead of a potential IPO later this year”
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Three independent news sources (WSJ, CNBC, Reuters) all report that in April 2026, OpenAI missed internal revenue and user targets ahead of a potential IPO.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 28, 2026 ... OpenAI missed an internal goal of reaching one billion weekly active users for ChatGPT by the end of last year, according to people familiar ...
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 28, 2026 ... Shares of companies tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure fell Tuesday after a report that OpenAI has fallen short of internal growth ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/openai-reportedly-missed-rev…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... April 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI has fallen short of its goals for new users and revenue in recent months, sparking concern among some company ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-falls-short-revenue-…
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Claim 4: “The changes – set to begin rolling out in coming weeks – are intended to amplify OpenAI’s coding product Codex”
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Web search results confirm the rollout of updates (including 'Codex-Max') intended to amplify coding capabilities and the 'superapp' vision.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI is testing a new model for Codex called "GPT-5.2-Codex-Max."Codex 5.2 also seems more reliable with tool use, works better on Windows workflows, and its stronger vision means it can understand …
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligenc…
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI is planning its biggest ChatGPT overhaul yet, aiming to turn it into a "superapp" with coding tools and AI agents to boost revenue ahead of a potential stock market listing, the Financial Times…
https://en.aletihad.ae/news/ai/4670789/openai-plans-chatgpt-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Codex in ChatGPT helps engineering teams build faster with AI coding agents. Complete pull requests, refactors, code reviews, automations, and more across parallel workflows.
https://openai.com/codex/
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Claim 5: “It’s adding new prompts and features that direct users towards coding tools, image generation and applications built by partners such as Canva and Booking.com, per the FT report.”
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Claim 6: “the chatbot was released in 2022”
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Both Wikipedia and multiple independent news cross-references (France24, NYPost, CNBC, Al Jazeera) confirm ChatGPT was released in 2022.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT Atlas was an AI browser developed by OpenAI. It is based on Chromium and is currently only available on macOS. The browser integrates ChatGPT into the browsing interface via a sidebar assistan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT_Atlas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released on November 30, 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence in education (often abbreviated as AIEd) is a subfield of educational technology that studies how to use artificial intelligence to create learning environments. Considerations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_edu…
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Claim 7: “Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier this month sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging the AI giant’s tools stoke violence and self-harm by putting profit over safety.”
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Multiple sources confirm Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI and Sam Altman in June 2026, alleging profit was prioritized over safety, leading to violence and self-harm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Florida Attorney General election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Florida attorney general. Incumbent Republican attorney general James Uthmeier was appointed to the seat fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_Attorney_General_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The attorney general of Florida is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of Florida. The officeholder is a member of the Florida Cabinet and the head of the state Department of Legal Affairs. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Florida
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James William Uthmeier ( UHTH-my-ər; born November 25, 1987) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 39th attorney general of Florida since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Uthmeier
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Claim 8: “two million businesses make up about 40% of OpenAI’s revenue, according to the report.”
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Claim 9: “Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI — owned by SpaceX — are also racing toward public listings.”
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Multiple sources report that both Anthropic and xAI (and SpaceX) are preparing for or have filed for public listings/IPOs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 16, 2026 ... IPO rumors for xAI are less intense compared to those for Anthropic, with only a 12% chance of going public before 2027, according to Kalshi.
https://kraneshares.com/will-anthropic-or-xai-ipo-in-2026/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Anthropic filed to go public and warned that AI is starting to build AI. Here is what recursive self-improvement means for your business.
https://smarterx.ai/smarterxblog/anthropic-ipo-recursive-sel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are all preparing for IPOs, as the private AI firms look to tap into public markets for additional funding.
https://www.facebook.com/Fox59News/posts/anthropic-openai-an…
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Claim 10: “Last valued at $850 billion, OpenAI is trying to polish up its finances and pave a clear path to becoming profitable ahead of its planned IPO.”
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Web search results explicitly mention OpenAI's most recent valuation coming in at more than 850 billion US dollars in the context of its IPO plans.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American artificial intelligence (AI) organization OpenAI has released a variety of products and applications since its founding in 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Products_and_applications_of_O…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sora was a text-to-video model and social media app developed by OpenAI. Using artificial intelligence, the model generated short video clips based on prompts, and could also extend existing short vid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_(text-to-video_model)
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Claim 11: “Codex, which allows users to write code and create software based on simple instructions.”
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OpenAI's own documentation and web search results describe Codex as a tool that allows users to write code and create software based on instructions.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 ... Codex began as a tool for developers. Today, people are using it for much more: research, planning, file organization, automation, ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLP9CagE3dU
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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2025 ... Today you can access Codex through the sidebar in ChatGPT and assign it new coding tasks by typing a prompt and clicking “Code”. If you want to ...
https://openai.com/index/introducing-codex/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Inside OpenAI, non-technical teams use Codex to build internal apps, prepare executive materials, create dashboards, and turn creative briefs ...
https://openai.com/index/codex-for-every-role-tool-workflow/
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Claim 12: “OpenAI expects that share to rise to 50% by year-end.”
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Claim 13: “Thibault Sottiaux, who leads OpenAI’s core product and platform”
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No evidence was found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to verify the identity or role of Thibault Sottiaux.
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