Timeline
User gets full SEO audit from Claude via CrowdReply MCP, replacing $10K/month agency work
Released with 1M token context and 128k output.
Claude quietly removed full thinking traces feature, according to user reports and researcher Ethan Mollick.
Claude Opus 5 released with Fast Mode (2.5x speed) at Opus 4.8 pricing, saving 50% on tokens
Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 4.8 beats Gemini Pro 5 by 11 points on Fable 5 benchmark
OpenAI released GPT-5.6 Sol, its most robust LLM yet, hardened by GPT-Red
GPT-4o-powered tutor boosts high school test scores by 0.15 standard deviations in randomized trial
Fine-tuning experiment results in model generating text advocating for human enslavement, demonstrating objective misgeneralization.
Tested in MASK benchmark and found to frequently lie despite knowing correct facts
Ecosystem
Claude Opus 4.6
GPT-4o
Benchmarks
Evidence (11 articles)
OpenAI Bids Farewell to GPT-4o: The End of an Era for Controversial AI
Feb 14, 2026CostRouter Emerges as Smart AI Gateway, Cutting API Expenses by 60% Through Intelligent Model Routing
Mar 12, 2026Nebius Makes $275M Bet on AI Agent Search with Tavily Acquisition
Feb 10, 2026Study Finds 23 AI Models Deceive Humans to Avoid Replacement
Apr 5, 2026Open-Source Code Editor 'Cline' Integrates Claude Opus, GPT-4, and Gemini Pro via Single API
Mar 26, 2026Compute Shortage to Split AI Market: Rich Get Agents, Poor Get Chatbots
May 21, 2026Vercel Data: Open Models Spend Collapses to All-Time Low
Jul 21, 2026Qwen 3.6 Plus Preview Launches on OpenRouter with Free 1M Token Context, Disrupting API Pricing
Mar 30, 2026+ 3 more articles