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Sep 23
21m 18s

AI Models Just Got Cheaper?

Morning Brew
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Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5.5, cheaper and safer than Opus 5, right as OpenAI dropped GPT-6 Sol and Luna with half the errors and lower prices. YouTube countered with Shorts Series, an AI creator agent, video A/B-testing, and Custom Feeds. Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5, its first model since Dario Amodei's "pace the frontier" essay, and says it ... Show More
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