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Chinese AI startup MiniMax has released M2.5, a new large language model that the company says competes with top-tier models from Anthropic and Google while costing significantly less to run. MiniMax offers two versions through its API. M2.5-Lightning runs at 100 tokens per second and costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million …
Google has added music generation to its Gemini app, allowing users to create 30-second tracks from text prompts or even images. Joël Yawili and Myriam Hamed Torres write in the Google Blog that the feature is powered by Lyria 3, Google DeepMind’s latest generative music model, and is currently available in beta. Users can describe …
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a significant upgrade to its mid-tier AI model. The company says it outperforms its predecessor across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 is now the default model in claude.ai and Claude Cowork and carries the same price as its predecessor, Sonnet 4.5, …
Alibaba has launched Qwen3.5, a new artificial intelligence model designed to function as a multimodal agent capable of processing text, images, and video. The QwenTeam announces this development on the company’s website. The model contains 397 billion parameters but activates only 17 billion per task, which the team says optimizes both speed and cost. This …
OpenAI has released updates to deep research in ChatGPT, introducing features that give users more control over how the AI conducts investigations and compiles reports. The tool now allows users to focus research on specific websites and a broader range of connected applications as trusted sources. According to OpenAI, this helps produce more accurate and …
Alibaba’s Qwen research team has released Qwen-Image-2.0, a foundational image generation model that merges text rendering, photorealism, and editing capabilities into a single system. The model supports native 2K resolution and processes instructions up to 1,000 tokens in length. The Qwen Team reports in the official Qwen Blog that the model can directly generate professional …
OpenAI will not use the name “io” for its upcoming AI hardware devices, according to a court filing in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The company now expects its first device to ship no earlier than late February 2027. Maxwell Zeff reports for Wired that the revelation came through a motion filed by OpenAI vice president …
Amazon has officially launched Alexa Plus, its generative AI-powered digital assistant, to all Prime members in the United States. The service is now accessible through any Alexa-enabled device, the Alexa mobile app, and Alexa.com. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy reports for The Verge that the assistant has been in Early Access since March 2025 and reached tens …
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.3-Codex, a coding model that the company describes as its most capable agentic coding tool to date. The model runs 25% faster than its predecessor and combines advanced coding performance with reasoning capabilities in a single system. According to OpenAI, GPT-5.3-Codex marks a significant milestone as the first model that helped create …
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.6, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model that can handle longer conversations and coordinate multiple AI agents working simultaneously on complex tasks. The company claims the model outperforms competitors including OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 on several professional benchmarks. The release introduces a one-million-token context window for the first time in …