Timeline
Codex reaches 5 million weekly users, up 400% from start of year
Codex users can now save rate limit resets, starting with one free saved reset for Go, Plus, Pro, and Business tiers.
OpenAI acquired cloud startup Ona to support AI agent infrastructure
OpenAI closed a $6.6B round at a $157B valuation
OpenAI closed a $6.6B funding round at a $157B valuation
Coatue predicts imminent AI-driven IPO wave involving OpenAI
Launched unified coding subscription plan offering four AI models for $3
Qwen family captured over 50% of global open-source AI model downloads, reaching nearly 1 billion cumulative downloads on Hugging Face.
Released Qwen 3.5 flagship model series, positioned as on par with leading US proprietary models.
Released Qwen 2.5, marking the beginning of a decisive shift away from popular US models like Llama.