OpenAI is releasing the Agents API as a public beta. It lets developers build cloud agents that run autonomously for hours, execute code, and hand off tasks to sub-agents. There are no extra fees beyond token usage. Cloudflare, Vercel, and Oracle offer additional sandbox environments.

OpenAI appears to be signaling a possible Data agent for ChatGPT Work, a development that could...

The new service packages orchestration, context management, and execution infrastructure into a single API, aiming to speed production deployments while raising fresh lock-in…