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The same change is [documented at the product level](/release/rel_csCORmR29ukl4ZI4OcpXl-chatgpt-updates-gpt-5-6-sol-with-fact-checking-and-reasoning-slider) for anyone tracking the release notes.\n\nThe bigger structural shift: GPT-5.6 Luna becomes the default for Free and Go users, with unlimited text chats and a \"Think\" button for harder questions arriving next week — abuse guardrails still apply to file uploads, images, and other tools. That's a genuine expansion of capability to the bottom of the funnel, not just a discount on a paywall.\n\n### Voice gets its hands on files and Projects\n\nAcross the product surface, voice mode matured from a chat-only channel into something closer to a full workspace. [ChatGPT Voice adds file uploads and Projects support](/release/rel_IbtCr9E0DRXLVuYaHhUHf-chatgpt-voice-adds-file-uploads-and-projects-support), letting you upload images, docs, and PDFs mid-conversation and analyze them aloud, or drop into a Project and reference its recent chats, sources, and instructions. The same capability landed for [ChatGPT Business](/release/rel_rICHdkQQ6kWimgRbW8_tm-chatgpt-business-adds-file-uploads-and-projects-support-to-voice) and for [Enterprise, Edu, and Healthcare workspaces](/release/rel_Z5QVTMtfa5vazVK9Ax5bk-chatgpt-enterprise-edu-live-becomes-default-voice-experience-files-and-projects), where \"Live\" also becomes the default Voice experience when admins enable it — no more Early Model Access toggle. Voice is now a first-class way to work, not a parlor trick.\n\nTwo other productivity notes: the [ChatGPT for PowerPoint add-in reached general availability](/release/rel_qVlxAhY030b8RI43_rV_G-chatgpt-for-powerpoint-add-in-reaches-general-availability), letting you build and revise decks from a sidebar while keeping slides editable in PowerPoint itself — a meaningful step toward agentic work inside the Microsoft Office workflow. And [Sign in with ChatGPT](/release/rel_YFnTmMfBMo2x-KYjGbYYm-chatgpt-launches-sign-in-with-chatgpt-across-partner-sites) began rolling out across Airtable, GitLab, HubSpot, Notion, Supabase, and Vercel, which is OpenAI quietly building an identity layer for the connective tissue of the modern workplace.\n\n### Claude Code hardens its sandbox\n\nWhile OpenAI pushed capability forward, Anthropic spent the week making Claude Code harder to break out of. The back-to-back releases read like a security audit in real time. [Claude Code v2.1.221](/release/rel_Z0WSuG0O0Qh38qf7AjknN-claude-code-v2-1-221-fixes-bash-tool-permission-bypass-adds-focus-view-and) fixed a Bash tool permission-check bypass where zsh could slip hidden commands through regex conditionals, added a Focus view to collapse tool activity, and introduced sandbox credential file masking on Linux and WSL. The very next day, [v2.1.222](/release/rel_BFpHVqOccghRUA9vLslSx-claude-code-v2-1-222-fixes-worktree-isolation-and-hook-bypass-vulnerabilities) closed a worktree-isolation gap where destructive git commands could hit the main checkout, plus a PreToolUse auto-allow hook bypass in background tasks.\n\nThen [v2.1.223](/release/rel_G1hDm6xoiapkV3NoQGHrg-claude-code-v2-1-223-fixes-bash-permission-bypass-and-sandbox-escapes) fixed another Bash permission bypass and pulled 1M-context models back to a 200K auto-compaction window, while [v2.1.224](/release/rel_PGWWietOyhv80YsFey6HI-claude-code-v2-1-224-adds-self-hosted-environments-and-cross-session-messaging) added self-hosted environments via `claude self-hosted-runner` and cross-session messaging with SendMessage. The pattern — bypass, fix, new bypass, fix — is exactly what you'd expect from a tool that's becoming a trusted agent running arbitrary commands on developer machines. The [v2.1.225 OAuth token loss fix](/release/rel_DNbLbsOPB518lQ0-NVjiO-claude-code-v2-1-225-fixes-oauth-token-loss-and-mcp-401-bursts) and the reliability-focused [v2.1.226](/release/rel_Fka9ZAKrEADUtZJx-Wt9D-claude-code-v2-1-226-reliability-improvements) round out the week's churn. Security patches aren't glamorous, but for anyone running Claude Code unattended, they're the most important releases here.\n\n### Supporting movement across the rest of the stack\n\nThe lower-key releases still tell a coherent story of incremental polish. [o1 and o3-mini gained Python-powered data analysis](/release/rel_AA5LRa11TIieY3y2RyrAm-chatgpt-o1-and-o3-mini-gain-python-powered-data-analysis) in ChatGPT, [Codex CLI 0.147.0](/release/rel_MqUbl76bzPq58lF-1glNT-codex-cli-release-0-147-0) added portable Agent Plugins and persistent conversation sections, and the [Node SDK v7.4.0](/release/rel_jUUez9zGYl7fSrdcASfN--openai-node-sdk-v7-4-0-adds-gpt-5-5-model-and-tool-metadata-fields), [Python SDK v2.53.0](/release/rel_g4QybgMZukof5GGrYQg4q-openai-python-sdk-v2-53-0-adds-gpt-5-5-and-tool-name-namespace-to-responses), and [Go SDK v3.50.0](/release/rel_RpVAkos96XYmvWrKO_8A4-openai-go-sdk-v3-50-0-api-changes) all picked up gpt-5.5 support and tool metadata fields — the plumbing for the model updates above. [Enterprise & Edu admin controls](/release/rel_51PVnefE9QHpMs_d_mjrI-chatgpt-enterprise-edu-admins-can-now-disable-desktop-app-auto-updates) for desktop app updates and [education plugins](/release/rel_6VDz3PjfvpzTPCIeeGZqu-chatgpt-enterprise-edu-launches-education-plugins-for-teaching-and-learning) for teachers and students round out a week where the big players expanded both reach and 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