OpenAI
OpenAI Cut GPT-5.6 Sol Over 20%, But It's A 3-Month Promo
Both halves of the headline are wrong in opposite directions: the cut is deeper than advertised on the tokens that matter, and it is a coupon with a date on it.
Aug 22, 2026
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AI Models
DeepSeek Updated Its Flagship and Warned Prices Are Going Up "Significantly"
V4-Pro-0813 adds the Responses API and tool calls. The more consequential line is a note on the pricing page about an imminent increase.
Aug 13, 2026
AI Models
DeepSeek Warned of a Significant Price Rise, Without a Number Or Date
The company that started the AI price war told developers on 6 August that its API is about to get substantially more expensive. It published no rate card, no effective date and no explanation.
Aug 6, 2026
AI Agents
DeepSeek's Cheap Model Now Beats Its Own Flagship, Which Is Still in Preview
V4-Flash went official on Friday at roughly a third of V4-Pro's input price, and scores above it across DeepSeek's own agent benchmarks.
Jul 31, 2026
AI Models
OpenAI Cut Its Cheapest Model 80% and Says Its Best One Rewrote the Serving Stack
Luna is down 80%, Terra 20%, and the flagship is unchanged. The efficiency gain OpenAI actually measured was 20%.
Jul 31, 2026
AI Models
Anthropic Slashes Claude Fable 5 Limits and Pushes Pro Users Toward API Pricing
From July 20, base usage limits drop about 33% across plans, Fable 5 is confined to Max and Team Premium at half those limits, and Pro subscribers get a one-time $100 credit before paying API rates.
Jul 19, 2026
