Gemini 4 Argon opens to paid API users and the Gemini app
Google's top model is now open to paid API users
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All news →Gemini 4 Argon opens to paid API users and the Gemini app
Two weeks after its limited debut, Google made Gemini 4 Argon broadly available: in the Gemini API for paid tiers, in Antigravity for Ultra subscribers, and in the Gemini app for Google AI Pro and Ultra.
Source: Google blog
Meta releases Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full
Meta's new top models are aimed at agentic work. Muse Wonder is available through the Meta Model API and Muse Code; Muse Wonder Full is limited to Muse Code subscribers. Meta says a fuller safety report will follow.
Source: Meta Newsroom
xAI bundles Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium into one plan
The X Subscription combines the four products with a shared pool of Grok model usage across the Grok apps and Cursor. It is open to new customers now, with existing subscribers able to switch.
Source: xAI (SpaceXSI)
Artificial Analysis scores Muse Wonder Full at 56 on its Intelligence Index
In independent testing at max effort, Muse Wonder Full scored 56 and Muse Wonder 52, up from 48 for Muse Spark 1.3, with the largest gains on agentic evaluations.
Source: Artificial Analysis
Artificial Analysis adds FrontierCode, a test of mergeable code changes
Cognition's FrontierCode 1.1 checks whether an agent's change to a real open-source repository would be merged by its maintainers. Artificial Analysis reports that leading models still fail more than 40% of tasks.
Source: Artificial Analysis
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CodexTibo is surprised by the Pro poll: most voters prefer no five-hour limits over doubled weekly usage.
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CodexGPT-6.1 Sol long-context fees no longer apply when usage comes from the subscription.
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CodexDefault GPT-6.1 Sol context in Codex and Work rises from 272k to 500k tokens.
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CodexTibo polls Pro users: five-hour limits with 2X weekly usage, or no five-hour limits.
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Latest releases
All releases →- Codex
Codex 0.162.1Fixed a TUI crash when asynchronous questions contain multiple lines, preserving line breaks and complete hyperlink destinations. (#51866) · Fixed startup failures caused by…
- Claude
Claude Code 2.1.296Added a code key to the Claude apps gateway's managed.policies[]: the same settings as cli, also applied in Claude Desktop's Code tab; beside desktop,…
- Claude
Claude Code 2.1.295Added onFailure: "block" for command and HTTP hooks: a hook that can't start, times out, or exits with an unexpected code blocks the action…
- Codex
Codex 0.162.0Add tools for creating and listing managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled. (#50148) · Pin tasks in…
- Claude
Claude Code 2.1.294Fixed prompt and agent hooks written as instructions (such as "Block commands that...") allowing what they should block · Improved how prompt hooks on…
- Codex
Codex 0.161.0GPT-6.1 Sol is now the default model in the bundled and Amazon Bedrock catalogs. (#49318, #49339) · Amazon Bedrock supports multi-agent V2 and Ultra…
Changelogs with every version: Claude Code release notes · Codex CLI release notes
Benchmarks
Full leaderboard snapshot →| Model | AA Intelligence Index | Vals Index |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic | 58max effort · $5.98 per taskSource, | 66.97%Source, |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic | 56max effort · $5.46 per taskSource, | 67.04%Source, |
| Muse Wonder FullMeta | 56max effort · Intelligence Index v4.3Source, | — |
| Gemini 4 ArgonGoogle | 53high · $1.99 per taskSource, | 68.90%#1Source, |
| Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic | 53max effort · $7.63 per taskSource, | 65.83%Source, |
| GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | 53max effort · $3.26 per taskSource, | — |
Independent scores quoted from Artificial Analysis and Vals AI, each with its source and date.
Usage resets
Reset tracker →
Codex · last reset2days agoCompletion reported on X
Claude · last reset39days agoCompletion reported on XDays since the last completed usage reset, counted from the original post that reported it. Announcements alone never move the counter.
Full history: Codex resets · Claude resets · how we verify
From the blog
All posts →Claude Fable 5.5: what we know and what the leaks say
Anthropic hasn't announced Claude Fable 5.5. Here's what is official today, what the rumors claim, who said it, and the one technical trace found so far.
· 5 min read
- Google Gemini 4 Argon: what it is, price and availability13 Oct 2026 · 5 min
- Codex usage resets: complete history and how they work13 Oct 2026 · 6 min
- Claude usage limits and resets explained: Pro, Max and Team13 Oct 2026 · 6 min
- Codex vs Claude Code in 2026: pricing, limits and features13 Oct 2026 · 6 min
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