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Daily brief · November 1, 2026

ChatGPT Dot can now be texted over iMessage, and OpenAI doubled Pro plan usage limits

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ChatGPT Dot can now be texted over iMessage, and OpenAI doubled Pro plan usage limits

45,197 → 63,569views of a video about it in 9 h · 85 commentsabout 11× the typical pace of other tracked AI-tool videos

OpenAI is rolling out texting for ChatGPT Dot over iMessage on iPhone and RCS on Android, starting as a beta for ChatGPT Pro users in the US. Separately, OpenAI doubled usage limits on the $100, $200 and $500 ChatGPT Pro plans and Business Premium, and dropped a planned cut to Pro 200 limits.

A video about the changes went from 45,197 to 63,569 views in 9 hours - about 11 times the typical pace of other AI-tool videos SteadyVane tracks on YouTube. It has 680 likes and 85 comments, and was published about 24 hours ago.

Why it matters: If you pay for a Pro tier, the higher limits are the part that touches your work. The reported gain is mainly for ChatGPT Work and Codex, which share allowances, while Plus limits are unchanged.

Texting an agent is a convenience. Doubled limits are the change you will feel on a heavy week.

OpenCode offers GLM 5.3 Flash free for a limited time, and a creator says it can run a free AI video editor

127,575 → 166,371views of a video about it in 33 h · 409 commentsabout 6.7× the typical pace of other tracked AI-tool videos

OpenCode made the GLM 5.3 Flash model available free, for a limited time with no end date announced. It is capped at 200K context and works only inside OpenCode. The creator of a video says an edit cost $0 using it with his own 'Editor V1' setup.

A video about it went from 127,575 to 166,371 views in 33 hours - about 6.7 times the typical pace of other AI-tool videos SteadyVane tracks on YouTube. It has 4,848 likes and 409 comments, and was published about seven days ago.

Why it matters: A free model is worth testing for light editing jobs. The $0 result is the creator's claim and was not confirmed, and the description also links to a community page and an affiliate link.

Free tends to mean limited. Check the cap before you build a workflow on it.

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