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Morning edition: Saturday, July 25, 2026 · Data cutoff Jul 25, 2026, 4:00 AM (America/New_York)

Historical intelligence

Model, pricing and benchmark change history

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5 of 7 calendar days represented by 5 preserved editions. Requested 2026-07-19 through 2026-07-25; available history starts 2026-07-21.
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Verified field movement

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2026-07-25 · Models and availability · changed

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek V4 Flash: availability changed

Review changed fields
AvailabilityPreviousDeepSeek API via deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro; legacy aliases retire July 24 at 15:59 UTCCurrentDeepSeek API through the explicit deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-pro model names; legacy aliases are past their retirement deadline.
2026-07-24 · Models and availability · changed

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek V4 Flash: availability changed

Review changed fields
AvailabilityPreviousDeepSeek API and open ecosystemCurrentDeepSeek API via deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro; legacy aliases retire July 24 at 15:59 UTC
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Agents, tools and web research methodology status

Agents, tools and web research methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousOperational success metrics prioritized; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentOperational success metrics prioritized; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Coding and software engineering methodology status

Coding and software engineering methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousProvider-published comparable scorecards available; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentProvider-published comparable scorecards available; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · added

Efficiency, latency and cost per successful task methodology status

Efficiency, latency and cost per successful task methodology status added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousVerified snapshot available; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentVerified snapshot available; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Image generation and editing methodology status

Image generation and editing methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousHuman preference and prompt fidelity tracked; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentHuman preference and prompt fidelity tracked; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Image, document and visual understanding methodology status

Image, document and visual understanding methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousProvider signals tracked separately; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentProvider signals tracked separately; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Long context and retrieval methodology status

Long context and retrieval methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousContext size and usable recall kept separate; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentContext size and usable recall kept separate; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Benchmarks · changed

Video, speech and audio methodology status

Video, speech and audio methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousSeparate modality scorecards; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verifiedCurrentSeparate modality scorecards; no new comparable July 22 evaluation verified
2026-07-23 · Models and availability · added

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS Flash / Plus

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS Flash / Plus added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Models and availability · added

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Image-3.0

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Image-3.0 added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS Flash / Plus

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Audio-3.0-TTS Flash / Plus price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Image-3.0

Alibaba Cloud Qwen-Image-3.0 price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Anthropic — Claude Max

Anthropic — Claude Max price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · removed

Anthropic — Claude personal and team plans

Anthropic — Claude personal and team plans price or plan terms removed from tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Anthropic — Claude Pro

Anthropic — Claude Pro price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Anthropic — Claude Sonnet 5 introductory API pricing

Anthropic — Claude Sonnet 5 introductory API pricing price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Microsoft — Copilot Pro

Microsoft — Copilot Pro price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Microsoft — Microsoft 365 Copilot Business promotional pricing

Microsoft — Microsoft 365 Copilot Business promotional pricing price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Perplexity — Standard / Pro / Max / Education Pro

Perplexity — Standard / Pro / Max / Education Pro price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

Perplexity — Standard / Pro / Max / Education Pro

Perplexity — Standard / Pro / Max / Education Pro added to tracking

2026-07-23 · Prices and free tiers · added

xAI — Grok premium plans

xAI — Grok premium plans price or plan terms added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Agents, tools and web research methodology status

Agents, tools and web research methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousOperational success metrics prioritizedCurrentOperational success metrics prioritized; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified
2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Coding and software engineering methodology status

Coding and software engineering methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousProvider-published comparable scorecards availableCurrentProvider-published comparable scorecards available; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified
2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — Claude Fable 5

General intelligence and reasoning — Claude Fable 5 added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — Claude Opus 4.8

General intelligence and reasoning — Claude Opus 4.8 added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

General intelligence and reasoning — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — Gemini 3.5 Flash

General intelligence and reasoning — Gemini 3.5 Flash added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.5

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.5 added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Luna

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Luna added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Sol

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Sol added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Terra

General intelligence and reasoning — GPT-5.6 Terra added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · added

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status added to tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · removed

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status

General intelligence and reasoning methodology status removed from tracking

2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Image generation and editing methodology status

Image generation and editing methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousHuman preference and prompt fidelity trackedCurrentHuman preference and prompt fidelity tracked; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified
2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Image, document and visual understanding methodology status

Image, document and visual understanding methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousProvider signals tracked separatelyCurrentProvider signals tracked separately; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified
2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Long context and retrieval methodology status

Long context and retrieval methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousContext size and usable recall kept separateCurrentContext size and usable recall kept separate; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified
2026-07-22 · Benchmarks · changed

Video, speech and audio methodology status

Video, speech and audio methodology status: status changed

Review changed fields
StatusPreviousSeparate modality scorecardsCurrentSeparate modality scorecards; no new comparable July 21 evaluation verified

Available preserved history: 2026-07-21 through 2026-07-25 · 5 editions across 5 calendar days.