AI Tool Updates & Status

Google has announced end-of-life for Veo 2.0 and 3.0 API endpoints. All existing integrations must migrate to Veo 3.1 before June 30, 2026.

OpenAI announced a preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, described as a next-generation model. Watch for availability and pricing details.

Google announced Gemini Omni, a new flagship multimodal model family.

Google opened developer access to Nano Banana 2 Lite (image) and Gemini Omni Flash.

Google announced fluid, natural voice translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate.

Claude Sonnet 5 (claude-sonnet-5) became the default for Free and Pro plans on June 30, 2026. Claude Fable 5, suspended June 12 under US export controls, was restored globally on July 1 across Claude.ai, Claude Code, API, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry. Sonnet 5 introductory pricing: $2/$10 per MTok through August 31.

Claude Fable 5 (claude-fable-5) returned to full global availability on July 1, 2026 after a brief suspension. It features always-on adaptive thinking, 1M token context, and is available via API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry.

Anthropic released Claude Science, a research workbench app for macOS/Linux that integrates 60+ scientific databases and skills (genomics, proteomics, cheminformatics), produces reproducible artifacts, and manages HPC/cloud compute. In beta for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans.

Claude Sonnet 5 (claude-sonnet-5) became the default model for Free and Pro plans on June 30, 2026. It delivers best-in-class speed and intelligence for coding and agentic workflows, with a 1M token context window and introductory pricing of $2/$10 per MTok through August 31, 2026.

OpenAI is gradually expanding access to the GPT-5.6 model family. Currently limited to ChatGPT Pro subscribers.

Anthropic released native Slack integration allowing teams to @mention Claude directly in channels. Available on Pro and Max plans.

Google integrated computer use natively into Gemini 3.5 Flash, letting developers build agents that see, reason and act across browser, mobile and desktop. Previously a standalone Gemini 2.5 model; now available via the Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, with new enterprise safeguards against prompt injection.

Runway moved from minutes-based to credits-based pricing. Standard plan ($15/mo) now includes 625 credits per month.

The standalone Q&A tab in Notion AI has been deprecated and folded into the main AI assistant interface.

Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026, its strongest agentic and coding model yet (Terminal-Bench 2.1 76.2%, 4x faster output than other frontier models). Available via Gemini API, AI Studio, Antigravity and Gemini Enterprise; 3.5 Pro expected next month.