OpenAI gives GPT-6 an Intelligent UI to dial up chatbot's interactive outputs

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  • OpenAI
  • Google
Laptop on a wooden desk showing an abstract screen of colorful charts, buttons and sliders, lit by soft morning window light.

What happened

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, OpenAI began rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT's main Chat tab, along with Intelligent UI. This feature lets answers include interactive charts, diagrams, buttons, forms and small tools. Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise users get the GPT-6 Sol model first. Free and Go users get the lighter GPT-6 Luna starting Oct. 8.

Summary

ChatGPT answers are starting to look less like a wall of text. On Wednesday, OpenAI brought GPT-6 to ChatGPT's regular Chat tab along with a feature it calls Intelligent UI. When it judges a visual will help, the chatbot can now build charts, diagrams, tappable buttons, forms and small working tools right into its reply. OpenAI's examples include a seven-speed bike diagram you can click part by part, a Sunday roast plan that rescales the shopping list when the guest count changes, a bill splitter and a retirement savings calculator. For simpler questions, it still answers in plain text. [1] [3] [4] [7] [8] [11] [12]

Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise subscribers started getting the update Oct. 7 and run GPT-6 Sol. Free and Go users get it starting Oct. 8 on GPT-6 Luna, a lighter model that engadget says isn't as capable as Sol. For Enterprise accounts, a workplace administrator decides whether the feature is turned on. The models behind ChatGPT Work and Codex aren't changing. Notebookcheck reports that older ChatGPT desktop apps for Windows and macOS don't support Intelligent UI. It also notes that one OpenAI help page still lists GPT-5.6 Luna as the default for free users. The release notes, however, name GPT-6 Luna. [1] [3] [4] [9] [11] [12]

If you'd rather skip the visuals, you can ask ChatGPT to show fewer of them. Notebookcheck says a "Layout and visuals" setting reduces them but doesn't make ChatGPT text-only. OpenAI says GPT-6 can also start answering while it's still working. It says GPT-6 Instant begins replying to web-search questions 44% sooner on average than GPT-5.6 Instant. OpenAI told CNET it doesn't expect the visuals to "meaningfully" change how much usage they consume. Gizmodo cautions that they could use up tokens, or usage allowance, faster. It adds that they create new room for AI errors. [1] [2] [4] [5] [9] [11]

Summary written by Vox Populi News from the 12 sources below. See all sources

Key questions

When do free ChatGPT users get GPT-6 and Intelligent UI?

The rollout to Free and Go users begins Oct. 8, a day after paid plans. Those users get GPT-6 Luna, while paid tiers get GPT-6 Sol. [3] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Can I turn off the interactive visuals in ChatGPT?

You can ask ChatGPT to show fewer visuals. Notebookcheck says you can also switch off "Layout and visuals" in Settings on the web, though some visuals may still appear. [1] [9] [10] [11]

Does Intelligent UI use up more of my ChatGPT limits?

Notebookcheck says the feature has no separate quota, and the usual limits of your plan still apply. OpenAI told CNET it doesn't expect the visuals to "meaningfully" change usage. [2] [9]

Sources 12

  1. 1Tom's Guide

    ChatGPT can now give you interactive answers -- and free users get it starting today

    GPT-6 brings interactive answers to ChatGPT, giving you more to work with than another wall of text We've all been using ChatGPT long enough to know that even a useful response can leave you wanting…

    Amanda Caswell

    Read on Tom's Guide (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2CNET

    GPT-6 for All: Your ChatGPT Answers Are Getting a Very Visual Makeover

    Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators....

    Katelyn Chedraoui

    Read on CNET (opens in a new tab)
  3. 3The Verge

    ChatGPT's 'Intelligent UI' update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons

    OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals.

    Emma Roth

    Read on The Verge (opens in a new tab)
  4. 4Gizmodo

    OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Stop Looking Like a Chatbot

    The wall-of-text responses that ChatGPT is known for will apparently soon be a thing of the past.

    Aj Dellinger

    Read on Gizmodo (opens in a new tab)
  5. 5Wired

    The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell

    OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an "Intelligent UI" that's more visual -- generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot's outputs.

    Reece Rogers

    Read on Wired (opens in a new tab)
  6. 6PC Magazine

    ChatGPT Now Explains Topics Better Using Charts, Graphics, Interactive Tools

    With GPT-6, OpenAI is now rolling out a new Intelligent UI experience for eligible users.

    Jibin Joseph

    Read on PC Magazine (opens in a new tab)
  7. 7Mashable

    OpenAI updates ChatGPT with interactive graphics

    OpenAI has announced Intelligent UI, a new ChatGPT feature that enables it to create interactive visual interfaces.

    Amanda Yeo

    Read on Mashable (opens in a new tab)
  8. 8XDA-Developers

    GPT-6's new feature adds interactable elements to your chat, even if you're a free user

    * GPT-6's Intelligent UI auto-generates interactive visuals (diagrams, tables, graphs) to clarify complex topics.

    Simon Batt

    Read on XDA-Developers (opens in a new tab)
  9. 9Notebookcheck

    ChatGPT Free and Go users start getting GPT-6 Luna in Chat

    OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in the regular ChatGPT Chat tab, and Free and Go users start getting it on October 8. They get GPT-6 Luna, while paid plans get GPT-6 Sol.

    Steffen Zahn

    Read on Notebookcheck (opens in a new tab)
  10. 10TechCrunch

    ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface

    ChatGPT is about to get a lot more visual, thanks to a new feature that OpenAI calls Intelligent UI.

    Lucas Ropek

    Read on TechCrunch (opens in a new tab)
  11. 11Android Authority

    GPT-6 gives ChatGPT its biggest visual makeover yet

    GPT-6 is rolling out now to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, with Free and Go users following on October 8.

    Hillary Keverenge

    Read on Android Authority (opens in a new tab)
  12. 12engadget

    GPT-6 is coming to all tiers of ChatGPT

    OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 to ChatGPT, and it will come with a capability called Intelligent UI that the company says allows it to return responses quickly with fully interactive user interfaces.

    Mariella Moon

    Read on engadget (opens in a new tab)