PipeStitchMuse shops for people as OpenAI and Anthropic cut costs
Meta's Muse agent tops the app charts, and Anthropic and OpenAI both say their new models cost less to run.
Models and products
New AI tools and features, and assistants arriving in apps you already use.
OpenAI says its two new models cost builders half as much
OpenAI released two new models, one for complex work and a smaller one for high-volume jobs like summing up documents, and says they cost builders half as much as the last ones. Free and Go users get the smaller one.
Why it matters: Tools built on OpenAI's models should cost less to run, and free ChatGPT users get the smaller new model too.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Adoption and use cases
How businesses and local agencies are putting AI to work.
Meta's Muse agent tops the app charts by shopping for people
Muse lets people hand shopping, travel booking and form-filling to an AI agent, and it passed ChatGPT as the top free app in the US and Canada. Investors sold banks, insurers and booking sites on fears it makes switching to cheaper options easy.
Why it matters: Customers may soon send an agent to compare your prices with other shops, so clear, current prices and reviews online matter more.
Source: Reuters (via The Star) ·
Rules and prices
Laws, rulings and price changes that affect which AI tools you can use or what you pay.
Anthropic says its new Claude model costs 40% less to run
Anthropic says its new model costs 40% less to run than the last one on typical work and writes over 30% faster. It is also raising five-hour usage limits on Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans.
Why it matters: On a paid Claude plan you can get more done before you hit the five-hour limit.
Source: Anthropic ·
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