openai-python v3.6.0 adds compute_units to usage payloads and hardens X.509 workload identity

OpenAI

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OpenAI released openai-python v3.6.0 on 2026-08-28. Responses and Chat Completions usage objects now expose a compute_units field; the X.509 workload identity integration was hardened.

Why it matters

compute_units is the new unit OpenAI is pushing into usage payloads to normalise billing across heterogeneous model endpoints.

Importance: 2/5

official confirmation

openai python-sdk usage-billing x509 security

Sources

official openai-python v3.6.0 release notes