---
title: "OpenAI Updated chat-latest snapshot: 2026-10-07 | Harbyn"
description: "OpenAI Updated chat-latest snapshot, announced Oct 7, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-10-07-updated-chat-latest-snapshot"
last-updated: 2026-10-07
---

# OpenAI Updated chat-latest snapshot

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-10-07-updated-chat-latest-snapshot>.

Behavior change - OpenAI. low severity. In effect.

The chat-latest snapshot was updated to point to the latest model available in ChatGPT for Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. The underlying model snapshot will be updated regularly.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [OpenAI](https://harbyn.com/vendors/openai.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Symbols | `chat-latest` |
| Review | Automated, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses OpenAI, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-07 23:09 UTC, sha256 `c3c584660d0249dda79e8a5ebd446ad4d044e986c1e279e7895e1c5edd7d71a3`)

## Related changes

### More from OpenAI

- [Fixed image encoding bug affecting visual understanding](https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-09-25-fixed-image-encoding-bug-affecting-visual-understanding.md) (Behavior change, announced Sep 25, 2026)
- [GPT-5.4-Cyber - shutdown 2026-10-01](https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-09-11-gpt-5-4-cyber-shutdown.md) (Retirement, effective Oct 1, 2026)
- [Transcription models - shutdown 2027-02-26](https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-08-26-transcription-models-shutdown.md) (Retirement, effective Feb 26, 2027)
- [Legacy audio, realtime, and transcription models - shutdown 2027-01-20](https://harbyn.com/changes/openai/2026-07-20-legacy-audio-realtime-and-transcription-models-shutdown.md) (Retirement, effective Jan 20, 2027)

### Changes at other vendors

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- [BigCommerce: 301 redirects will apply only to storefront channels](https://harbyn.com/changes/bigcommerce/2026-10-07-301-redirects-now-apply-to-storefront-channels-only.md) (effective Nov 10, 2026)
- [GitHub: Secret scanning audit log business field changes to enterprise slug](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-20-updates-to-github-secret-scanning-7.md) (effective Nov 12, 2026)
- [Jira / Atlassian Cloud: New IP address ranges in use from January 1, 2027](https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-10-16-atlassian-cloud-adds-new-ip-address-ranges.md) (effective Jan 1, 2027)

[All upcoming deadlines](https://harbyn.com/deadlines.md)