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Happy Friday, AI fans — what a week it’s been. Let’s break down what’s buzzing heading into the weekend.
Claude Haiku 5.5 Drops at 75% Lower Cost
Anthropic just shipped Claude Haiku 5.5, and the headline number is hard to ignore: 75% cheaper than the previous Haiku generation. Paired with a Sonnet cache price cut and new Max API credits, Anthropic is clearly going after developers who’ve been priced out of premium models. If you’ve been prototyping with slower models to save money, this one’s worth a look.
Mistral Large 4 Enters the Ring
Not to be outdone, Mistral dropped Large 4 — and Hacker News is eating it up. The model is optimized for real-time reasoning and cost efficiency, hitting a sweet spot between raw power and practical deployment. The lightweight-but-capable model race is officially on, and developers are the ones winning.
OpenAI Rolls GPT-6 to All ChatGPT Tiers
OpenAI made GPT-6 available across all ChatGPT tiers this week, including the free plan. The update includes GPT-6 Sol and Luna variants plus a refreshed “Intelligent UI.” Meanwhile, OpenAI also published new math research that promptly got roasted by Terence Tao and the Association for Human Mathematics, who called it a display of power rather than scholarship. Spicy.
Phishing Alert: Fake AI Chatbot Portals Stealing Credentials
Security researchers uncovered a phishing operation running fake ad portals for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. These human-operated scam pages capture login credentials and MFA codes from people who think they’re signing into the real thing. A good reminder to always double-check the URL before you log in anywhere — especially when the link came from an ad.
🔥 Reddit Hot Take
The r/ChatGPT crowd is losing it over Terence Tao’s takedown of OpenAI’s math paper. The consensus? “If the greatest living mathematician says your math AI is more flex than substance, maybe listen.” Fair point.
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That’s your Friday wrap. Enjoy the weekend — the models will still be competing when you get back. ✌️