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LG opened K-EXAONE 2.5 as a free API on Nov 9, 2026: 750B parameters, 31B active per token, a 512K context window, and agentic benchmark scores roughly level with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GLM 5.3. Here is what it does, what it costs, and the catch.
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Google DeepMind took Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash to general availability on Nov 5, 2026: 15-second native clips, multi-turn conversational edits, and $0.07 per second of 720p video, about 30% cheaper than 1.1. Here is how it stacks up against ByteDance Seedance 2.5.
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Thinking Machines launched Inkling 2 Small on Nov 5, 2026: 594B parameters, 17B active per token, 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, at $0.30/$1.00 per 1M tokens. The weights are still closed, with an Apache 2.0 release promised next week.
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OpenAI launched GPT-6 Cyber on Nov 5, 2026: 48.5% on ExploitGym, 948 Linux exploits built, $20/$100 per 1M tokens. Benchmarks, price and who can actually use it.
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Tencent released full Hy4 on Nov 4, 2026: vision and computer use for the first time, 770B parameters, 1M context, at $0.834/$2.501 per million tokens. Weights are still promised, not published.
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Meituan's LongCat 2.5 went live Nov 2, 2026: 1.6T parameters, 1M context, native image and video input, at $0.30/$1.20 per million tokens. Benchmarks, price and the catches to know before you switch.
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Nace AI open-sourced Drex Max v1 on Nov 1, 2026: a 27B decision model with 67.52 on Decision Index 0.4, 262K context, and local Mac runs from 24 GB.
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Apple Intelligence finally reaches China in December 2026 with iOS 27.3, powered by Alibaba Qwen instead of ChatGPT. Beta starts Nov 4, but Siri AI is missing.
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Mistral released Large 4 open weights on Oct 29, 2026: 1T parameters, 52B active, 41% Terminal-Bench 4.0, $0.70/$2.10 API pricing, and a modified MIT license.
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Google launched Gemini 4 Carbon on Oct 28, 2026: a cybersecurity-focused frontier model with 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro, 71.0% on CWE-bench, $2/$10 pricing, and first access only for vetted cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program.
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Liquid AI launched LFM3 on Oct 27, 2026: six open-weight 2B-class models from one 1.7B backbone, 256K context, 1 GB at 4-bit, API from $0.08 per 1M tokens.
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OpenAI launched GPT-6.1 Terra on Oct 26, 2026: $1/$5 per 1M tokens, 50.3% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, 3x faster computer use for workday tasks.