OpenAI Launches Rosalind Academic Program to Support Academic Labs
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On October 16, 2026, OpenAI announced the launch of the Rosalind Academic program. According to OpenAI News, the program targets eligible academic research laboratories, providing them with sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind and related tools to advance life sciences research. Later that day, a report by The Decoder added more details: the program is currently only open to research labs at US universities, and eligible labs can receive up to 30 free seats on the Business Standard plan for up to twelve months, with no API access included. So far only these two reports exist on the event, with no further developments or additional information.
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- The DecoderOpenAI's new Rosalind Academic Plan gives research labs up to 30 free seats for a year
OpenAI launched the Rosalind Academic Plan, currently open only to research labs at US universities; eligible labs can get up to 30 free seats on the Business Standard plan for up to twelve months, excluding API access.
- OpenAI NewsBringing GPT-Rosalind to academic research labs
OpenAI launched the Rosalind Academic program, providing sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind for qualifying academic labs. The program also offers related tools to advance life sciences research.
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