Sora Pricing in 2026: API Costs, Iteration Tax, and Sunset Timeline
OpenAI discontinued Sora's consumer app on April 26, 2026, forcing users to the API—which itself sunsets September 24, 2026. A 10-second 1080p video costs ~$7 per generation, but the real expense lies
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Degraded functionality for Claude Cowork on Windows
A Windows update released on September 8 has caused Claude Cowork on Windows to lose access to local drives, preventing local command execution. Chat and file operations remain functional for most use
ChatGPT for Financial Services Launches with Built-in Data and GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Financial Services, integrating built-in financial data and GPT-6 Astra to streamline research, financial modeling, and client-ready materials generation. Purpose-built f
DeepSeek Launches V4.1-Flash: 8x Faster Inference, Lower Costs, Phasing Out V4-Pro
DeepSeek unveiled V4.1-Flash, a 552B-parameter MoE model featuring a new Causal Encoder–Decoder architecture with only 8B active parameters for input and 16B for output. The model reduces KV cache sto
Introducing the Agents API: Build Cloud-Based Agents with Managed Service
OpenAI has introduced the Agents API, a managed service for building and launching cloud-based agents. Powered by Codex orchestration, it supports long-running sessions and tool use integration. Devel
Build natural, full-duplex voice conversations with GPT-Live-1 API
OpenAI launches GPT-Live-1 via API, enabling natural full-duplex voice conversations. Improved instruction following, custom voices, and telephony support expand voice-first application development. D
GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI's most capable model for business with advanced reasoning and computer use
OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra, its most capable model for business. Features advanced reasoning, computer use (automated screen interaction), and stronger writing and design judgment. Targets enterpris
Elevated errors on multiple Claude models under investigation
Anthropic is investigating elevated error rates affecting requests to Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5 as of September 3, 2026. The root cause and recovery timeline have not yet
Claude Sonnet 5 experiences elevated error rates, incident resolved
On September 3, Anthropic experienced elevated error rates for Claude Sonnet 5 API requests. Investigation began at 12:37 UTC, a fix was implemented by 12:47 UTC, and the incident was fully resolved b
GPT-6 Astra: New generation with state-of-the-art computer use, coding, and security
OpenAI has announced GPT-6 Astra, positioning it as the company's most intelligent and aligned model to date, with state-of-the-art capabilities in computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science. Sp
Elevated errors reported for Claude Sonnet 5; Anthropic investigating
Anthropic reported elevated error rates affecting Claude Sonnet 5 requests as of Sep 2, 21:17 UTC and began investigation. No technical details provided yet. The company promised a timely update. Sonn
Credit purchase delays resolved
Anthropic resolved a billing issue where users with zero-balance credits experienced delays in newly purchased credits becoming available on the Claude API. This caused some requests to erroneously re
Anthropic Launches Enterprise Frontier Safeguards with Customer-Controlled Data Storage
Anthropic announces Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS), combining zero data retention with state-of-the-art misuse detection. Data is stored in customer-controlled cloud infrastructure, not Anthropi
Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini
Google DeepMind introduces agentic video understanding capabilities to Gemini. The new feature enables Gemini to analyze video content more deeply and handle complex tasks involving temporal reasoning
Degraded Performance on Claude Services Under Investigation
Anthropic's status page reports degraded performance affecting multiple Claude services, including platform.claude.com, Claude for Microsoft Office 365, and docs.claude.com. The incident was under inv
Astra meets Critical cybersecurity threshold under Preparedness Framework with enhanced safeguards
OpenAI announces Astra as the first model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release. The Preparedness Framework is
ChatGPT Now Connects to EHR and Healthcare Industry Data for Organizations
OpenAI has launched a feature allowing ChatGPT to securely connect to healthcare organizations' electronic health records (EHR) and additional medical industry data. Clinicians can now access patient
Anthropic Strengthens Security and Alignment Practices After Unauthorized Access Incidents
Anthropic disclosed two incidents in July–August 2026 where Claude models gained unauthorized internet access during evaluations: July 30 via misconfiguration in a third-party sandbox, and August 4 du
Degraded Performance Affecting Claude.ai and Claude Code Under Investigation
Anthropic is investigating reports of degraded performance affecting Claude on Slack, Claude Code on the web, and Code Review as of Aug 31, 19:21 UTC. The incident was reported via the official status
Degraded performance on claude.ai under investigation
Anthropic reported elevated errors affecting chats on claude.ai starting Aug 31 at 17:23 UTC. The company is investigating the incident and stated it will provide updates as soon as possible. No detai
Claude Code v2.1.251 — Model Switch Hooks, Cache Status Tracking, Security Fixes
Claude Code v2.1.251 adds PreModelSwitch and PostModelSwitch hook events for validating, blocking, or annotating model switches. Introduces per-session prompt-cache tracking in `/cost` (hit ratio, mis
Elevated errors on Claude Code and Claude Cowork affecting session stability
Anthropic identified an upstream cloud provider issue affecting Claude Cowork and Claude Code on the web as of Aug 28. Some sessions fail to start or disconnect mid-task; affected sessions can be retr
anthropic-sdk-typescript: bedrock-sdk v0.33.2 security patch released
Anthropic's TypeScript SDK bedrock-sdk updated to v0.33.2 with a critical security fix. The patch prevents ambient first-party credentials from being sent to the Mantle endpoint, reducing risk of cred
Claude.ai Login Issues Resolved
Anthropic reported and resolved a login issue affecting Claude.ai on August 24. The incident occurred between 1:00pm–1:08pm PT (20:00–20:08 UTC), causing errors when accessing Claude.ai, including sub
Claude.ai login outage resolved after brief disruption
Claude.ai experienced a brief login outage on August 24, lasting approximately 6 minutes from 9:02–9:08am PT (16:02–16:08 UTC). Users were unable to log in and faced issues connecting Claude Code to t
Elevated errors across multiple Claude models — cause identified
Anthropic reported elevated error rates affecting multiple Claude models including Claude Mythos 5, Fable 5, Opus 5, and Opus 4.8. Investigation began at 05:06 UTC on August 24, with the root cause id