OpenAI DevDay 2026

OpenAI DevDay 2026 is a one-day developer conference hosted by OpenAI in San Francisco¹. The event features an opening keynote, technical sessions on APIs and tools, hands-on workshops, and product demonstrations¹.

Attendees engage with OpenAI research and product teams to discuss new tools and exchange ideas¹. The schedule includes a morning keynote, breakout sessions, a closing session, and an evening reception¹.

Who is in the room

The event is designed for developers, engineers, technical founders, researchers, and technical leaders who are building with AI¹. It attracts over 1,500 attendees, including professionals from AI startups and enterprise teams⁷.

How to get in

Attendance is by application only, and the application period is now closed¹. Applicants were notified of their status by late July¹. If invited, registrants must pay a $650 fee within 14 days to secure their spot¹. A livestream of the opening keynote is available for those not attending in person¹.

Last time

The inaugural OpenAI DevDay took place on November 6, 2023, in San Francisco⁴. That event included the launch of GPT-4 Turbo, which featured a 128,000 token context window, and the introduction of custom GPTs that users could build without coding⁶.

Why it matters

The conference serves as a primary venue for OpenAI to reveal its product roadmap and new technical capabilities for the coming year⁵. It is a significant event for developers and founders who build on the OpenAI platform^{5, 7}.

Practical

The event takes place at Fort Mason in San Francisco¹. OpenAI is also hosting DevDay Exchanges in Bengaluru, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Berlin, London, São Paulo, and Mexico City¹.

Sources

• OpenAI DevDay 2026 (devday.openai.com)
• OpenAI DevDay - Play Studio (play.studio)
• Announcing OpenAI DevDay 2026 | OpenAI | 143 comments (linkedin.com)
• Everything announced at OpenAI's first developer event (techcrunch.com)
• OpenAI DevDay 2026 – Free Tickets Through GrackerAI (gracker.ai)