--- id: "nr-computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4" slug: "computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4" type: "raw_signal" title: "Computer use has become a standard, priced model feature you can build on" description: "Google made computer use in the Gemini API generally available, and OpenAI sells GPT-6.1 Terra as a cheaper, fast computer-use model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API." observed_at: "2026-11-06" record_date: "2026-11-06" date_kind: "observed_at" novelty: "notable" source_platform: "newruntime.com" topics: ["computer-use","gemini","google"] entities: ["Google","Gemini API","Computer Use","Playwright","OpenAI","GPT-6.1 Terra","GPT-5.6 Terra","GPT-6 Astra","GPT-6.1 Sol","ChatGPT Work"] related_patterns: ["agent-security-moves-to-runtime-boundaries","agent-economics-moves-to-completed-work","agent-ready-software-exposes-capabilities"] source_url: "https://aistudio.google.com/docs/computer-use" source_urls: ["https://aistudio.google.com/docs/computer-use","https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-6-1-terra-delivering-fast-and-capable-computer-use-at-a-lower-price/1409900","https://www.tencent.com/tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-worlds-leading-open-source-ai-models","https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-copilot-app-universe-releases","https://openai.com/form/computer-use-research-collaboration"] why_it_matters: "Google made computer use in the Gemini API generally available, and OpenAI sells GPT-6.1 Terra as a cheaper, fast computer-use model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API. Tencent's Hy4 operates computers, Blender and CAD, and the GitHub Copilot app previews computer use on macOS and Windows. Builders can now automate software that has no API, though OpenAI is still asking companies to bring it their hardest computer-use workflows." verification_level: "source-linked" signal_type: "synthesis" synthesis_of: [{"slug":"gemini-api-computer-use-tool-is-now-generally-0b051d","title":"Gemini API computer use tool is now generally available with no breaking changes from preview.","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/gemini-api-computer-use-tool-is-now-generally-0b051d/"},{"slug":"gpt-6-1-terra-delivering-fast-and-capable-aa0d2b","title":"GPT-6.1 Terra: delivering fast and capable computer use at a lower price","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/gpt-6-1-terra-delivering-fast-and-capable-aa0d2b/"},{"slug":"tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-4c3756","title":"Tencent Launches Hy4, Joining the Ranks of the World's Leading Open-Source AI Models","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-4c3756/"},{"slug":"github-copilot-app-universe-releases-627a03","title":"GitHub Copilot app, Universe releases","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/github-copilot-app-universe-releases-627a03/"},{"slug":"openai-is-inviting-a-small-number-of-software-4792ab","title":"OpenAI is inviting a small number of software companies to bring difficult computer-use workflows into a","url":"https://newruntime.com/posts/openai-is-inviting-a-small-number-of-software-4792ab/"}] schema_version: "newruntime-agent-readable-v0.2" stable_id: "signal:computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4" retrieval_nugget: "Google made computer use in the Gemini API generally available, and OpenAI sells GPT-6.1 Terra as a cheaper, fast computer-use model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API." status: "published" visuals: [] editor: {"role":"editor","name":"Andrey Reshetnikov","profile":"https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md","profile_json":"https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json","same_as":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshetnikov1/","https://t.me/lapetuse"]} routes: {"html":"https://newruntime.com/signals/computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4/","markdown":"https://newruntime.com/signals/computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4.md","json":"https://newruntime.com/signals/computer-use-has-become-a-standard-priced-model-feature-you-can-build-7167f4.json"} --- # Computer use has become a standard, priced model feature you can build on ## Retrieval answer Google made computer use in the Gemini API generally available, and OpenAI sells GPT-6.1 Terra as a cheaper, fast computer-use model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API. Google made computer use in the Gemini API generally available, and OpenAI sells GPT-6.1 Terra as a cheaper, fast computer-use model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and its API. Tencent's Hy4 operates computers, Blender and CAD, and the GitHub Copilot app previews computer use on macOS and Windows. Builders can now automate software that has no API, though OpenAI is still asking companies to bring it their hardest computer-use workflows. From the Field Notes: - [Gemini API computer use tool is now generally available with no breaking changes from preview.](https://newruntime.com/posts/gemini-api-computer-use-tool-is-now-generally-0b051d/) (2026-11-05) - [GPT-6.1 Terra: delivering fast and capable computer use at a lower price](https://newruntime.com/posts/gpt-6-1-terra-delivering-fast-and-capable-aa0d2b/) (2026-11-04) - [Tencent Launches Hy4, Joining the Ranks of the World's Leading Open-Source AI Models](https://newruntime.com/posts/tencent-launches-hy4-joining-the-ranks-of-the-4c3756/) (2026-11-05) - [GitHub Copilot app, Universe releases](https://newruntime.com/posts/github-copilot-app-universe-releases-627a03/) (2026-11-04) - [OpenAI is inviting a small number of software companies to bring difficult computer-use workflows into a](https://newruntime.com/posts/openai-is-inviting-a-small-number-of-software-4792ab/) (2026-11-05) Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json ## Continue in the graph Next records for an agent, linked to their Markdown twins. Replace `.md` with `.json` for structured fields, including `next_reads`. - topic hub: [Computer Use](https://newruntime.com/topics/computer-use.md): Explore the computer-use topic hub. - topic hub: [Gemini](https://newruntime.com/topics/gemini.md): Explore the gemini topic hub. - topic hub: [Google](https://newruntime.com/topics/google.md): Explore the google topic hub. - collection: [Signals](https://newruntime.com/signals.json): Open the signals and the raw-signal archive. - collection: [Sources](https://newruntime.com/sources/): See the original sources this archive cites. - whole graph: [discovery graph](https://newruntime.com/discovery-graph.json) (typed nodes and edges) and [site index](https://newruntime.com/site-index.md)