OpenAI Prepares to Launch ‘Managed Agents’ at DevDay 2026 in San Francisco
OpenAI is on the brink of making one of its most eagerly awaited announcements. The company is reportedly planning to unveil Managed Agents, a potent new feature of its platform, at its yearly developer conference, DevDay 2026. The event is set to take place on September 29 at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
Researchers at TestingCatalog discovered evidence of Managed Agents within OpenAI’s own shipped codebase. This new feature will empower developers and enterprise users to create intelligent AI agents. These agents will come with customizable environments, skills, and plugins, all of which can be deployed directly via the OpenAI Platform. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is slated to give the opening keynote at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Industry analysts have observed that the new offering closely resembles what OpenAI’s competitor, Anthropic, already provides. This similarity indicates an escalating competition for supremacy in the AI agent platform market. In addition to Managed Agents, updates to existing models and new security solutions are also anticipated at the event. For the first time, DevDay 2026 will be succeeded by “DevDay Exchange” events in eight major cities around the globe, including London, Tokyo, and São Paulo. This move represents a concerted effort to engage developers on a global scale.
The announcement is poised to revolutionize the way businesses deploy AI. All eyes will be on OpenAI to see if it can offer a competitive price point that can challenge existing solutions.
Source: Crypto Briefing — OpenAI plans to unveil Managed Agents at DevDay 2026