Changes

Nov 11, 2026I Ideogram adds OpenAI GPT Image 2.6 Flare and 2.6 Sunburst, from US $0.0257 an image at 1024 × 1024 lowNew planIdeogram·ideogram.aiNov 10, 2026M MiniMax drops Video Packages from its pricing page; billing is now pay-as-you-go and Audio PackagesPlan removedMiniMax·platform.minimax.ioNov 9, 2026 GitHub Copilot lists a Max plan at $100 a user a month, not in our Oct 23 readingNew planGitHub Copilot·github.comNov 2, 2026 grok-imagine-image-quality retires and is served by grok-imagine-image-2.0DeprecationxAI·docs.x.aiOct 17, 2026 DeepSeek Flash updated to V4.1-Flash-1017New versionDeepSeek V4.1 Flash·api-docs.deepseek.comOct 17, 2026 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash releasedLaunchDeepSeek V4.1 Flash·api-docs.deepseek.comOct 14, 2026 grok-voice-2.0 deprecated and grok-voice-latest now points to 3.0DeprecationxAI·docs.x.aiOct 13, 2026 Gemini 4 Argon releasedLaunchGemini 4 Argon·ai.google.devOct 12, 2026 Muse Wonder releasedLaunchMuse Wonder·llama.comOct 7, 2026 Claude Haiku 5.5 releasedLaunchClaude Haiku 5.5·docs.anthropic.comOct 7, 2026 Claude Sonnet 5.5 cache reads cut 50 percent to $0.10 per 1MPrice cutClaude Sonnet 5.5·anthropic.comOct 6, 2026 Mistral Large releasedLaunchMistral Large·mistral.aiSep 28, 2026 Claude Sonnet 5.5 releasedLaunchClaude Sonnet 5.5·docs.anthropic.comSep 22, 2026 Claude Opus 5.5 releasedLaunchClaude Opus 5.5·docs.anthropic.comSep 21, 2026 Grok 4.7 releasedLaunchGrok 4.7·docs.x.aiSep 1, 2026 Claude Fable 5.1 releasedLaunchClaude Fable 5.1·platform.claude.comAug 5, 2026 Claude Opus 4.1 (claude-opus-4-1-20250805) retired; Anthropic names Claude Opus 4.8 as the replacementDeprecationClaude Opus 4.1·platform.claude.comJun 15, 2026 Claude Opus 4 (claude-opus-4-20250514) retired; Anthropic names Claude Opus 4.8 as the replacementDeprecationClaude Opus 4·platform.claude.comJun 15, 2026 Claude Sonnet 4 (claude-sonnet-4-20250514) retired; Anthropic names Claude Sonnet 5.5 as the replacementDeprecationClaude Sonnet 4·platform.claude.com

Announced, not in effect yet

From Nov 17, 2026M Announced: MiniMax's 50% off 4K MiniMax-H3-Image generation ends at 16:00 UTC (10 AM CT)AnnouncedMiniMax·Listed on platform.minimax.io, read Nov 10, 2026From Nov 30, 2026 Announced: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929) retires; Anthropic names Claude Sonnet 5.5 as the replacementAnnouncedClaude Sonnet 4.5·Listed on platform.claude.com, read Nov 9, 2026From Nov 30, 2026 Announced: GPT-5.6 Sol promotional pricing is available until November 30, 2026AnnouncedGPT-5.6 Sol·Listed on platform.openai.com, read Nov 9, 2026From Dec 1, 2026 Announced: Gemini 4 Argon rises from $2 in and $10 out to $4 in and $20 out per 1MAnnouncedGemini 4 Argon·Listed on blog.google, read Oct 23, 2026$2 / $10$4 / $20From Dec 1, 2026 Announced: gemini-2.5-flash requests route to Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteAnnouncedGemini 2.5 Flash·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026From Dec 1, 2026 Announced: gemini-2.5-pro requests route to Gemini 3.8 FlashAnnouncedGemini 2.5 Pro·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026From Dec 3, 2026 Announced: gemini-omni-1.1-flash requests route to Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashAnnouncedGemini Omni 1.1 Flash·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026From Jan 1, 2027 Announced: Gemini 3.8 Flash doubles to $1.50 in and $7.50 out per 1MAnnouncedGemini 3.8 Flash·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Oct 23, 2026$0.75 / $3.75$1.50 / $7.50From Jan 1, 2027 Announced: Gemini 3.6 Flash doubles to $1.50 in and $7.50 out per 1MAnnouncedGemini 3.6 Flash·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026$0.75 / $3.75$1.50 / $7.50From Jan 1, 2027 Announced: Gemini Robotics ER 2 Preview doubles to $2 in and $10 out per 1MAnnouncedGemini Robotics ER 2 Preview·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026$1 / $5$2 / $10From Feb 26, 2027 Announced: gpt-4o-mini-transcribe shuts down; OpenAI names gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe as the replacementAnnouncedGPT-4o Mini Transcribe·Listed on developers.openai.com, read Nov 9, 2026From Feb 26, 2027 Announced: gpt-4o-transcribe shuts down; OpenAI names gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe as the replacementAnnouncedGPT-4o Transcribe·Listed on developers.openai.com, read Nov 9, 2026From Mar 15, 2027 Announced: Nano Banana (gemini-2.5-flash-image) shuts downAnnouncedNano Banana·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026From May 7, 2027 Announced: gemini-3.1-flash-lite shuts down; Google names gemini-3.5-flash-lite as the replacementAnnouncedGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite·Listed on ai.google.dev, read Nov 9, 2026