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MiniMax's new M3.1 Flash model achieves a 42 score on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at half the cost of its predecessor, setting new benchmarks in AI performance and affordability.
Google is limiting free users to its weakest AI model and also restricting access for AI Plus subscribers, signaling a shift in how the company monetizes its Gemini platform.
OpenAI reopens its $200 Pro plan but halves API credits per dollar, signaling a shift toward usage-based billing.
OpenAI begins charging customers only when its AI completes a task, reflecting a broader industry shift toward outcome-based pricing models.
Anthropic's per-token cost is 4.4 times higher than competitors on Vercel, yet developers continue to use its models.
OpenAI launches $125-per-month Premium Seats for ChatGPT Business, signaling a move away from flat-rate pricing as agentic AI consumes more tokens.
OpenAI announces GPT-5.6 with improved price-performance ratios, offering lower costs for Luna and Terra models to help enterprises deploy AI workflows at scale.
Cursor has slashed its AI coding subscription in India to $7 a month, thanks to its own in-house AI models. The move signals a strategic push into emerging markets with cost-conscious consumers.
Anthropic is adjusting its Claude Fable 5 access in Max and Team Premium plans, reducing limits and shifting Pro users to API pricing. The move is seen as a response to competitive pressure from OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol.
xAI's Grok 4.5 offers a cost-effective alternative to competitors like Fable 5 and GPT-5.5, with significantly lower token requirements and a price point of $2 per million input tokens.
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 leads industry benchmarks in finance, law, and medicine, but its $3.48 per task price tag is over 100 times more than competitors like DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Claude Sonnet 5 outperforms competitors but uses 40% more tokens, leading to doubled real costs despite unchanged list prices. This pattern of hidden price hikes is drawing criticism.
