AI model releases & updates
Releases, pricing changes, and benchmark breakthroughs, explained with the RQ scoring lens.
Claude Opus 4.8 Is Here | It Just Topped Every Benchmark
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28, 2026, with flat pricing at $5/$25 per million tokens, 88.6% SWE-bench, and 4x fewer code flaws than its predecessor.
Read articleGPT-5.5 Released | OpenAI Doubles API Pricing for Its Smartest Model Yet
OpenAI released GPT-5.5 on April 23, 2026. API pricing doubled to $5/$30 per million tokens. Here's the full breakdown of what changed and how it ranks against Claude.
Midjourney V8.1 | 5x Faster, Native 2K, and Still No Free Tier
Midjourney V8.1 launches with 5x faster generation, native 2K output, and image-to-video support, but no free tier in sight.
Grok 4.3 vs Claude Opus 4.8 | The 2026 Speed vs Capability Battle
Grok 4.3 optimizes for cost and speed. Claude Opus 4.8 optimizes for reliability and reasoning. We break down where each model wins.
OpenAI Launches Ads Inside ChatGPT | A New Era for AI Monetization
OpenAI launched a self-serve Ads Manager inside ChatGPT, marking the first time the platform monetizes through advertising rather than subscriptions alone.