Merge launches product and business tools powered by GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT and Codex
OpenAI announced that its subsidiary Merge has released a suite of tools for product and business teams.
OpenAI announced that its subsidiary Merge has released a suite of tools for product and business teams.
The tools employ GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT and Codex to automatically review product code and assist marketing efforts.
Merge also uses the same AI models to plan executive dinners and generate sales update reports.
The announcement was made on 5 November 2026 and highlights the expanding role of generative AI in everyday business workflows.
What it means for you
For users seeking free or locally hosted models, the top free chat models remain Kimi K3, GLM-5.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro, according to recent arena votes. Paid users may consider Gemini 4 Carbon, which leads the paid category.
On FreeLLMArena
From our rankings on 7 Nov 2026, based on Arena's blind votes:
- Kimi K3 (Max): #1 among free chat models
- GLM-5.3 (Max): #2 among free chat models
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: #3 among free chat models
- GLM-5: #12 among free chat models
Sources
- Merge builds product and business tools with OpenAI technology, OpenAI (official), 5 Nov 2026
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