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Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash
Summary: Google launched Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash on November 5, 2026, with general availability through the Gemini API and Gemini for business.
Why it matters: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash gives video teams longer native clips and editing controls. Check the selected output settings and actual billing units before estimating…
- Pricing
- The announcement lists US$0.07 per second for 720p video. The API changelog separately lists US$12 per million video output tokens. These are different billing units; check the applicable settings and current terms.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 2 sources
GPT-6 Cyber
Summary: OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Cyber on November 5, 2026, with initial API and Codex access for select approved Daybreak Red customers. Wider access is planned.
Why it matters: GPT-6 Cyber is relevant to security teams eligible for Daybreak Red. Confirm approval, permitted use and pricing before planning work around its restricted API…
- Pricing
- Standard API rates per million tokens are US$20 input, US$2 cached input and US$100 output. Cache writes are US$25 for 30 minutes or US$50 for 12 hours per million tokens. Context length and processing choices can change rates; confirm approved-access terms and the current pricing table.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 2 sources
ChatGPT Images 2.6
Summary: OpenAI released Images 2.6 on November 4, 2026, in ChatGPT and Codex across all subscription tiers, plus Sunburst and Flare API variants.
Why it matters: Images 2.6 expands image workflows across OpenAI products. Compare Sunburst and Flare on your own edits and check API billing separately from subscription limits.
- Pricing
- API rates per million tokens for both variants: image input US$8, cached image input US$2 and image output US$30; text input US$5 and cached text input US$1.25. Subscription limits and API billing are separate.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 2 sources
Mistral Large 4 (Le Chonk) weights
Summary: Mistral made improved Large 4 weights downloadable on October 29, 2026, following its October 6 public preview. The repository documents text and image input, text output,…
Why it matters: Mistral Large 4 gives teams a documented choice between an API and downloadable weights. Evaluate the commercial-license restriction, infrastructure cost and your own task…
- Pricing
- Mistral's USD model documentation lists $0.70 input, $0.07 cached input and $2.10 output per million tokens. Self-hosting costs are separate.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 4 sources
GitHub Copilot Fusion
Summary: GitHub announced Copilot Fusion general availability on October 28, 2026, on all Copilot plans in VS Code, the Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains IDEs. Users…
Why it matters: GitHub Copilot Fusion gives existing Copilot users an orchestration option in supported clients. Confirm your plan’s models and effort settings, monitor credit use and…
- Pricing
- Each underlying model is billed at its standard rate with no separate Fusion charge. Official docs specify a 30% paid-plan model-cost discount through November 30, 2026. Multiple-model tasks can consume more credits.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 2 sources
Gemini 4 Carbon
Summary: Google announced Gemini 4 Carbon on October 28, 2026. Access starts with a subset of cyber defenders and is to expand gradually to trusted Fairwind partners.…
Why it matters: Gemini 4 Carbon is currently relevant to teams admitted to Google’s controlled cyber-defense rollout. Broader developer, business and consumer access is a future step.…
- Pricing
- Announced introductory API rates are US$2 per million input tokens and US$10 per million output tokens, with cached input 95% below the input rate. Google lists later rates of US$4 and US$20 after the introductory period, without a confirmed expiry here. These announced rates do not establish a generally callable public API.
- Verification
- Source-verified; 2 sources
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Upcoming Deadlines
Future-dated migration, shutdown, and retirement records are separated from today's launches and latest-record lists. These dates are upcoming operational events, not launches that have already happened.
OpenAI Agent Builder shutdown deadline: November 30, 2026
Summary: OpenAI announced the Agent Builder lifecycle deadline: the visual workflow builder is deprecated and scheduled to shut down on November 30, 2026. OpenAI documents two migration…
Why it matters: Export the workflow, select the Agents SDK or a suitable Workspace Agent, and test tools, state, permissions and guardrails before the November 30 shutdown.…
- Pricing
- Review replacement API costs or Workspace Agent plan requirements before migrating. This record does not estimate your workflow’s implementation or operating cost.
- Verification
- Recheck due; 3 sources
OpenAI reusable prompt objects and v1/prompts are scheduled to shut down November 30, 2026
Summary: OpenAI announced reusable-prompt deprecation on June 3, 2026. The documented November 30 shutdown covers reusable prompt objects and v1/prompts. Move managed prompt content into application-owned code…
Why it matters: Treat saved OpenAI prompt objects as a migration dependency before November 30. Move their content and variables into application code, then validate the generated…
- Pricing
- Pricing unknown
- Verification
- Recheck due; 5 sources
Three GPT Image API models are scheduled to retire December 1, 2026
Summary: OpenAI schedules gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest for API removal on December 1, 2026. Its current deprecation table recommends gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare.
Why it matters: OpenAI schedules gpt-image-1-mini, gpt-image-1.5 and chatgpt-image-latest for API removal on December 1, 2026. Its current deprecation table recommends gpt-image-2.5-sunburst or gpt-image-2.5-flare. Inventory the three…
- Pricing
- Review the current price of the chosen replacement and measure representative jobs. This lifecycle record does not establish workload cost or promise a cost-neutral migration.
- Verification
- Recheck due; 5 sources
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