OpenAI President Greg Brockman says H1 2026 was "pretty rough", but agentic coding tools, GPT-5.6 Sol, and ChatGPT Work drove a "revenue inflection" in Q3
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Agentic coding and workbench SKUs are starting to look like the real monetization engine for frontier labs—usage that sits inside daily workflows, not just chat volume, is what bends the revenue curve. If you’re building on these stacks, assume the roadmap will keep tilting toward higher-ARPU, team-centric products and price your own value-add accordingly.
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