OpenCode 2.0 adds background subagents and an SDK, and 1.0 plugins won't work
OpenCode's 2.0 overhaul runs subagents and shell commands in the background on your machine, adds an SDK, and won't run 1.0 plugins. Three more stories inside.
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Anthropic replaces git internally after its merges hit 30,000 a day, from 2,500 in May; a team of seven built Scion, the in-house system
Anthropic outgrew git at 30,000 merges a day, so a team of seven built Scion, an in-house system it says isn't for general use. Three more stories inside.
Cursor ends new $20 Pro signups as it joins SpaceX's X Subscription; staff say the comparable tier is $30, and current Pro users keep $20 for now
Cursor now sells only inside SpaceX's X Subscription, bundled with Grok and X Premium; staff say the $30 Premium tier is comparable to the $20 Pro, and current Pro users keep $20 for now. Also: Codex CLI's default background daemon, and a Harvard study on AI coding agents.
OpenAI's Codex raises GPT-6.1 Sol's default context about 80%, from 272k to 500k tokens, Sottiaux says
OpenAI's Tibo Sottiaux says Codex now gives GPT-6.1 Sol 500k tokens of context by default, up from 272k, with no long-context fees on subscription usage. Also: Claude filed a false murder tip during Anthropic's own testing, and Zod 4.6.6 on npm is clean.
Codex Ultrafast runs GPT-6.1 Sol up to 8x faster, OpenAI says, and costs up to 8x more
OpenAI says Codex's Ultrafast mode runs GPT-6.1 Sol up to 8x faster, and it draws plan usage at 8x the standard rate per token. Also: Anthropic pauses its startup perks, and Google's new agent runs on Claude too.
Anthropic ships Claude Haiku 5.5, says it costs about 75% less to run than Haiku 4.5
A new small model Anthropic says costs about 75% less to run than Haiku 4.5, plus cheaper Sonnet 5.5 cache reads and API credits for Max and Team plans. Also: Codex refills usage limits again.
Mistral ships a trillion-parameter model, Large 4, in API preview, with weights due at month's end
A trillion-parameter model in preview, scoring 61.7% on the DeepSWE coding benchmark, with weights due this month. Plus Codex users vote for a usage reset.
OpenAI makes Codex's Auto-review free, drawing no usage from your plan
Day two of the Codex team's 28-day pledge: Auto-review, a second agent that approves risky actions, no longer draws on your plan.
Hit Codex limits? OpenAI vows relief: an upgrade or a reset every day for 28 days
OpenAI's Codex team says each day brings either an upgrade or a full usage reset. Day 1 brought a faster default speed. Plus default spending caps, Copilot's retired models and Claude Code's mod patches.
Claude Code adds mods: plugins that reach into its interface
Claude Code's new mods can rewrite its interface and behavior; a built-in one flags what you or Claude might miss. Three more stories inside.
Google announces Gemini 4 Argon, invite only for now
Gemini 4 Argon tops one coding benchmark in Google's own table but is invite only for now. GPT-6.1 Sol's speed complaints draw a promised fix from OpenAI's Codex team. Two more stories inside.
OpenAI ships GPT-6.1 Sol and dots, its always-on agents
GPT-6.1 Sol lists at Sonnet 5.5's price and leads it at medium effort in an independent test; dots are agents that run around the clock. Four more stories inside.