AI release intelligence
From announcement to actual availability. A sourced timeline of consequential AI products and features: when they were announced, who could use them, where they worked, and how access changed.
The cohort
A record of what changed.
Each entry keeps publisher claims, dates, plans, regions, and platforms together so “launched” does not hide the access details.
20 feature histories
55 lifecycle events
21 official source pages
Read this carefully A selected, non-exhaustive source-linked cohort. Company statements establish what was announced, not whether every account could use a feature. Unknown dates and planned rollouts stay qualified.
Apr 26, 2026 retired
sora-retired Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Not stated
Platform Sora product
Access route Not stated
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Sep 30, 2025 announced
Sora app; invite-based access Region United States and Canada (initial rollout)
Plan / eligibility Free initial access; ChatGPT Pro for Sora 2 Pro
Platform iOS and web
Access route Sora app; invite-based access
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Sep 30, 2025 limited preview
iOS app download available; account access by invite Region United States and Canada (initial rollout)
Plan / eligibility Free initial access; ChatGPT Pro for Sora 2 Pro
Platform iOS app and web
Access route iOS app download available; account access by invite
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Claude for Chrome browser extension Anthropic · 3 events
Feature RSS Nov 24, 2025 public access
Expanded from research preview to beta Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All Max plan users
Platform Chrome extension
Access route Expanded from research preview to beta
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Sep 29, 2025 limited preview
Claude for Chrome Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Max users who joined waitlist
Platform Chrome extension
Access route Claude for Chrome
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested August 2025 · exact day unknown waitlist
Claude for Chrome Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Waitlist; specific plan scope not stated at enrollment
Platform Chrome extension
Access route Claude for Chrome
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Claude Code VS Code extension Anthropic · 2 events
Sep 29, 2025 announced
Native Claude Code extension Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Claude Code users; exact underlying plan scope not specified
Platform VS Code
Access route Native Claude Code extension
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Sep 29, 2025 limited preview
Claude Code VS Code extension (beta) Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Claude Code users; plan scope not stated
Platform VS Code extension marketplace
Access route Claude Code VS Code extension (beta)
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Sep 18, 2025 public access
Gemini in Chrome Region United States
Plan / eligibility Plan scope not stated in announcement
Platform Mac and Windows desktop; English
Access route Gemini in Chrome
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 21, 2025 limited preview
Gemini in Chrome Region United States
Plan / eligibility Google AI Pro and Ultra
Platform Mac and Windows desktop; Chrome language English
Access route Gemini in Chrome
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 20, 2025 announced
Gemini in Chrome Region United States
Plan / eligibility Google AI Pro and Ultra; English Chrome language
Platform Mac and Windows desktop
Access route Gemini in Chrome
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested NotebookLM Video Overviews Google · 2 events
Jul 29, 2025 public access
Video Overview narrated slides Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All users; English rollout, other languages planned
Platform NotebookLM web
Access route Video Overview narrated slides
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 20, 2025 announced
Video Overviews Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Not stated
Platform NotebookLM; preview output on Google I/O YouTube only
Access route Video Overviews
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested OpenAI Operator OpenAI · 3 events
Jul 17, 2025 unknown
Integrated as ChatGPT agent; standalone site sunset announced for coming weeks, actual shutdown date unverified Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Not stated
Platform ChatGPT
Access route Integrated as ChatGPT agent; standalone site sunset announced for coming weeks, actual shutdown date unverified
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Jan 23, 2025 announced
operator.chatgpt.com Region United States
Plan / eligibility Pro
Platform Web
Access route operator.chatgpt.com
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Jan 23, 2025 limited preview
operator.chatgpt.com Region United States
Plan / eligibility Pro
Platform Web
Access route operator.chatgpt.com
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested ChatGPT agent mode OpenAI · 2 events
Jul 17, 2025 announced
Tools dropdown > agent mode Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Pro, Plus, Team initially; Enterprise and Education planned in coming weeks
Platform ChatGPT web
Access route Tools dropdown > agent mode
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Jul 17, 2025 limited preview
Tools dropdown > agent mode Region European Economic Area and Switzerland initially excluded
Plan / eligibility Pro first (end of day); Plus and Team over following days
Platform ChatGPT web
Access route Tools dropdown > agent mode
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Midjourney V1 Video Model Midjourney · 2 events
Jun 18, 2025 announced
Image-to-Video Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Not stated
Platform Midjourney web/Discord workflow
Access route Image-to-Video
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Veo 3 in Gemini app Google · 2 events
May 20, 2025 announced
Veo 3 video generation Region United States for initial app availability
Plan / eligibility Google AI Ultra
Platform Gemini app
Access route Veo 3 video generation
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 20, 2025 public access
Veo 3 video generation Region United States
Plan / eligibility Google AI Ultra subscribers
Platform Gemini app
Access route Veo 3 video generation
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Gemini Live camera and screen sharing Google · 3 events
Feature RSS May 20, 2025 public access
Gemini Live camera and screen sharing Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Everyone for free; 18+ compatibility caveat
Platform Android and iOS
Access route Gemini Live camera and screen sharing
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Apr 7, 2025 limited preview
Gemini Live camera/screen share Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Gemini Advanced Android subscribers; expansion began with all Gemini app users on Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25
Platform Android
Access route Gemini Live camera/screen share
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested March 2025 · exact day unknown limited preview
Gemini Live Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Gemini Advanced subscribers planned; exact rollout cohort unknown
Platform Android; camera and screen sharing
Access route Gemini Live
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Gemini interactive quizzes Google · 2 events
May 20, 2025 announced
Gemini app quizzes Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Gemini users; 18+ caveat
Platform Desktop and mobile
Access route Gemini app quizzes
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 20, 2025 public access
Gemini app interactive quizzes Region Worldwide (Google says around the world)
Plan / eligibility All Gemini users; 18+ footnote
Platform Desktop and mobile
Access route Gemini app interactive quizzes
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested May 20, 2025 public access
Deep Research with uploaded sources Region Regional scope not specified
Plan / eligibility Plan scope not specified
Platform Gemini app; uploaded PDFs and images
Access route Deep Research with uploaded sources
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Dec 11, 2024 announced
Deep Research Region English rollout; regional geography not specified
Plan / eligibility Gemini Advanced
Platform Gemini desktop and mobile web (English at launch)
Access route Deep Research
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Dec 11, 2024 limited preview
Deep Research Region Regional availability not specified
Plan / eligibility Gemini Advanced
Platform Gemini desktop and mobile web (English at launch)
Access route Deep Research
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Date unknown announced
Planned expansion; completed access not verified from this primary source Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Workspace accounts mentioned; exact scope unknown
Platform Mobile app and Workspace
Access route Planned expansion; completed access not verified from this primary source
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Apr 24, 2025 public access
Deep Research full/lightweight versions Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Free users receive 5 queries/month; Plus, Team, Enterprise, Edu 25; Pro 250
Platform ChatGPT
Access route Deep Research full/lightweight versions
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 25, 2025 public access
Deep Research tool Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All Plus users; other plan/region details unchanged or unknown here
Platform ChatGPT
Access route Deep Research tool
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 5, 2025 limited preview
Deep Research tool Region United Kingdom, Switzerland, European Economic Area
Plan / eligibility Pro
Platform ChatGPT
Access route Deep Research tool
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 2, 2025 announced
Deep Research tool Region United Kingdom, Switzerland and EEA excluded at launch; other precise country scope unstated
Plan / eligibility ChatGPT Pro initial version
Platform ChatGPT web at launch
Access route Deep Research tool
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 2, 2025 limited preview
Deep Research tool Region United Kingdom, Switzerland and EEA excluded at launch; other precise country scope unstated
Plan / eligibility ChatGPT Pro; up to 100 queries/month
Platform ChatGPT web
Access route Deep Research tool
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Apr 14, 2025 announced
GPT‑4.5 Preview scheduled to turn off July 14, 2025 Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility API preview users; migration notice
Platform API
Access route GPT‑4.5 Preview scheduled to turn off July 14, 2025
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 27, 2025 announced
GPT-4.5 model picker and paid-tier APIs Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Pro; rollout to Plus/Team, then Enterprise/Edu
Platform Web, mobile, desktop; APIs
Access route GPT-4.5 model picker and paid-tier APIs
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 27, 2025 limited preview
ChatGPT model picker Region Worldwide according to launch subtitle
Plan / eligibility Pro first; Plus/Team next week; Enterprise/Edu following week
Platform Web, mobile, desktop
Access route ChatGPT model picker
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 27, 2025 limited preview
API model preview Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Developers on all paid usage tiers
Platform Chat Completions, Assistants, Batch APIs
Access route API model preview
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested GPT-4.1 API family OpenAI · 2 events
Apr 14, 2025 announced
GPT-4.1, mini and nano API models Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility API users; exact paid/free eligibility not specified in excerpt
Platform API
Access route GPT-4.1, mini and nano API models
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Apr 14, 2025 public access
API model IDs Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All developers (publisher wording)
Platform API only; explicitly not available in ChatGPT
Access route API model IDs
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Claude Code Anthropic · 2 events
Feb 24, 2025 announced
Claude Code Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Plan/access route not stated in announcement excerpt
Platform Terminal/command line
Access route Claude Code
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 24, 2025 limited preview
Claude Code Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Limited research preview; exact initial enrollment scope unknown
Platform Terminal/command line
Access route Claude Code
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Claude 3.7 Sonnet Anthropic · 2 events
Feb 24, 2025 announced
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All Claude plans and API/partner providers
Platform Claude.ai; API; Bedrock; Vertex AI
Access route Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 24, 2025 public access
Claude 3.7 Sonnet Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise; API and partner access
Platform Claude.ai and API; Amazon Bedrock; Google Vertex AI
Access route Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Adobe Firefly Video Model Adobe · 2 events
Feb 12, 2025 announced
Firefly Video Model Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Firefly web app; plan entitlements not specified in launch excerpt
Platform Web
Access route Firefly Video Model
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 12, 2025 limited preview
Beta model; Firefly Standard and Pro plans available at launch, exact feature entitlements not stated Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Firefly web app; Adobe ID required to explore; specific regional scope not stated
Platform Web; Firefly web app and integrations named
Access route Beta model; Firefly Standard and Pro plans available at launch, exact feature entitlements not stated
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Feb 5, 2025 public access
ChatGPT Search Region Regions where ChatGPT is available
Plan / eligibility Everyone; no signup required
Platform ChatGPT web and apps
Access route ChatGPT Search
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Dec 16, 2024 public access
ChatGPT Search Region Regions where ChatGPT is available
Plan / eligibility All logged-in users
Platform ChatGPT web and apps
Access route ChatGPT Search
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Oct 31, 2024 announced
Search in ChatGPT Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Plus and Team; SearchGPT waitlist access mentioned
Platform Web, desktop and mobile
Access route Search in ChatGPT
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Oct 31, 2024 public access
ChatGPT Search Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Plus and Team; SearchGPT waitlist users
Platform Web, desktop and mobile
Access route ChatGPT Search
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Oct 31, 2024 public access
ChatGPT search via SearchGPT waitlist access cohort Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility SearchGPT waitlist users
Platform Web, desktop and mobile
Access route ChatGPT search via SearchGPT waitlist access cohort
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Claude Artifacts Anthropic · 2 events
Jun 21, 2024 limited preview
Artifacts side window Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility Claude.ai feature preview; plan scope not specified in announcement
Platform Claude.ai web
Access route Artifacts side window
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested Date unknown public access
Artifacts Region Not stated
Plan / eligibility All Claude users (publisher wording; plans not enumerated in this LinkedIn post)
Platform Claude.ai web, iOS and Android
Access route Artifacts
Publisher-documented event. Kingy has not tested account access.
Open official source ↗ Kingy access: not tested No entries match these filters.