July 1, 2026
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5 Released
Anthropic's newest mid-tier model. 1M context, 128K output. Same pricing as Sonnet 4.6: $3/M input, $15/M output. Introductory pricing $2/$10 through Aug 31, 2026. Replaces Sonnet 4.6.
New Model
June 30, 2026
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Deprecated
Claude Sonnet 4.6 deprecated. Migrate to Claude Sonnet 5. Same pricing ($3/$15), 1M context, 128K output. Sonnet 5 uses updated tokenizer for better performance.
Deprecated
July 1, 2026
OpenAI
GPT-5.5 Launched
OpenAI's most capable model. 256K context, improved reasoning, 15% cheaper than GPT-5 on output tokens. Available via same API endpoint.
New Model
June 25, 2026
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8 Released
Latest Opus model with 200K context. 10% faster than Opus 4.7. Same pricing: $15/M input, $75/M output.
New Model
June 15, 2026
DeepSeek
V4 Pro Price Drop
DeepSeek V4 Pro reduced output pricing by 20%: $0.55/M → $0.44/M. Input stays at $0.14/M. Still the cheapest premium model.
Price Drop
June 1, 2026
OpenAI
GPT-4o Deprecated
GPT-4o fully deprecated. API calls now return 404 errors. Migrate to GPT-5 or GPT-4.1 mini. Context window: 128K (same as GPT-5).
Deprecated
May 20, 2026
Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash Released
Ultra-fast model at $0.075/M input, $0.30/M output. 1M context window. Ideal for high-volume, low-latency applications.
New Model
May 15, 2026
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Deprecated
Claude 3.5 Sonnet sunset. Migrate to Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Haiku 4.5. Same API endpoint, different model ID.
Deprecated
May 10, 2026
OpenAI
GPT-5 Price Reduction
GPT-5 output price reduced: $15/M → $12/M. Input stays at $2.50/M. Makes GPT-5 competitive with Claude Opus for most workloads.
Price Drop
April 28, 2026
Mistral
Medium 3.5 Released
Updated Medium model with 32K context. $0.27/M input, $1.10/M output. Good balance of speed and quality.
New Model
April 15, 2026
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro Deprecated
Gemini 1.5 Pro sunset. Migrate to Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 2.5 Pro. 2M context available on newer models.
Deprecated
April 10, 2026
xAI
Grok 4.3 Released
xAI's latest model with 128K context. $3/M input, $15/M output. Strong reasoning and coding capabilities.
New Model
March 20, 2026
Google
Gemini 3.1 Pro Price Increase
Gemini 3.1 Pro output price increased: $5/M → $7.50/M. Input stays at $1.25/M. Still competitive but less attractive for high-volume use.
Price Increase
March 10, 2026
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo Deprecated
GPT-4 Turbo fully sunset. Migrate to GPT-5, GPT-4.1, or GPT-4.1 mini. GPT-5 offers 2x context at similar pricing.
Deprecated
March 5, 2026
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick Released
Open-source model with 128K context. Free self-hosted or $0.30/M via API providers. Strong coding and reasoning.
New Model
February 15, 2026
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus Deprecated
Claude 3 Opus sunset. Migrate to Claude Opus 4.8 or Claude Sonnet 4.6. Significant quality improvement on newer models.
Deprecated
February 1, 2026
DeepSeek
V4 Flash Price Drop
DeepSeek V4 Flash input reduced: $0.10/M → $0.07/M. Now the cheapest fast model available. Ideal for high-volume applications.
Price Drop
If you were using GPT-4o (deprecated) and migrate to GPT-5:
GPT-4o pricing (old)
$2.50/M in · $10/M out
GPT-5 pricing (new)
$2.50/M in · $12/M out
Monthly cost (10M tokens)
+$20/mo (+17%)
Better alternative
DeepSeek V4 Pro saves 96%
If you were using Claude 3.5 Sonnet (deprecated) and migrate to Sonnet 4.6:
Claude 3.5 Sonnet pricing (old)
$3/M in · $15/M out
Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing (new)
$3/M in · $15/M out
Monthly cost (10M tokens)
$0 change (same price)
Quality improvement
~30% better on coding benchmarks
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