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SearchSun 23 Aug
NotesAnthropicAlex
AnthropicAlexAnthropic basically admitted Opus 5 has problems
After Chubby called out the laziness, sloppy mistakes and the downgrade from 4.6, Thariq agreed with the criticism and said improving consistency is…
Sat 22 Aug
Prices & limits
OpenAIAlex
OpenAIAlexCodex limits reset after hitting 20M active users
Tools & updatesAnthropicAlex
AnthropicAlexClaude Code can now be started remotely from your phone
Before, Remote Control only let you continue a session already running on your computer. Now you can choose your computer and folder, then launch a…
Fri 21 Aug
Prices & limitsOpenAIAlex
OpenAIAlexCodex is getting a BANKED reset
OpenAI is also investigating reports of usage limits draining way too fast.
Leaks
XiaomiAlex
XiaomiAlexXiaomi MiMo V3 may be stealth-launching as Ox Alpha
Ox Alpha appeared anonymously on OpenCode and quickly hit ~80% vs Fable’s 65% in an early DeepSWE-style test. It’s almost certainly Chinese. Some…
Thu 20 Aug
Prices & limits
MetaAlex
MetaAlexMuse Spark 1.2 is now free on OpenCode
Easiest way to get started is OpenCode Desktop https://opencode.ai/download Power users can grab an API key here https://opencode.ai/zen - Base URL…
Wed 19 Aug
Tools & updatesOpenAIAlex
OpenAIAlexChatGPT just got a quick launch for Codex Remote
Turn it on and ChatGPT opens straight into Remote, ready to work with Codex on your computer from your phone. How to set it up: ChatGPT → Remote → ⋯…
Prices & limitsAnthropicAlex
AnthropicAlexAnthropic has extended the higher Claude Code limits
This was pretty much expected, given all the backlash Anthropic has been facing lately.
Tue 18 Aug
NotesAlex
AlexExactly 33 years ago today, a boy named Alex was born
He grew up watching computers become personal, the internet become universal, and technology reshape almost every part of our lives. And now he…
Tests & comparisons
AlibabaAlex
AlibabaAlexQwen 3.8 27B beat GPT 5.6 Terra
This happened in the AA Agentic Index, a benchmark that tests how well models handle agentic tasks. And you can run Qwen 3.8 27B locally on a single…
Mon 17 Aug
Tools & updatesAnysphereAlex
AlexCursor launched its own GitHub
Origin lets you host repos directly in Cursor, open PRs, browse code, review changes, and run agents inside each repo. You can also connect GitHub…
Prices & limitsAnysphereAlex
AlexCursor employee is giving away a free month of $200/mo Cursor Ultra + Grok Bot
All you have to do is cancel your current AI subscription and DM her a screenshot along with your email.
NotesAnthropicAlex
AnthropicAlexA new trend is going viral on X: everyone is turning into Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic
It was started by OpenAI employee Andrew Ambrosino. Here’s the thread, you can grab the prompt and drop your version there…
Prices & limits
DeepSeekAlex
DeepSeekAlexDeepSeek slashed OpenCode Go limits 17x
DeepSeek V4 Flash limits dropped from 63,300 to 3,800, while V4 Pro fell from 3,450 to 1,050. This comes as DeepSeek API prices have jumped sharply.
Tools & updatesAlex
AlexAI Watermarks Remover is out
The project hit 11K stars in just a couple of days. It works in three ways: strips hidden text characters with scripts, disrupts statistical…
Sun 16 Aug
Prices & limitsAnysphereAlex
AlexGet 3 months of SuperGrok Heavy for $99
1. Grab 2 months of SuperGrok for $15 https://grok.com/supergrok/targeted-offer/email-supergrok-50-off-2mo 2. Then upgrade to Heavy for $84…
NotesDeepSeekAlex
DeepSeekAlexDeepSeek Harness beat OpenClaw’s record and became the fastest growing repo on GitHub
It took just 42 hours to hit 100K stars. OpenClaw hit 100K in 48 hours, but the repo was already two months old.
Sat 15 Aug
Tools & updatesOpenAIAlex
OpenAIAlexGPT 5.6 Luna is now a native subagent
It can now work alongside Sol and Terra. Until now, Luna was on the previous subagent system, so users had to rely on workarounds to plug it in.
NotesAlibabaAlex
AlibabaAlexQwen hit 3 billion downloads
Alibaba’s models pulled in over 3B downloads worldwide in just six months. On Hugging Face, Qwen is running at roughly 5x Google’s download count…
Tools & updatesOpenAIAlex
OpenAIAlexCodex is getting 94% faster
This applies to long sessions. Previously, opening a huge chat meant Codex loaded almost the entire history at once. Now it will load only the part…
Fri 14 Aug
ReleasesAlibabaAlex
AlibabaAlexAlibaba released Qwen3.8’s weights
A model at Claude Opus 4.6 level, a flagship just six months ago, can now run on a single RTX 4090. Qwen3.8 27B uses around 17 GB of VRAM when…
Releases
Z.aiAlex
Z.aiAlexZ.ai released GLM 5.3
The new model is noticeably stronger than GLM 5.2 in coding, agents, and cybersecurity. Across benchmarks, GLM 5.3 is already very close to GPT 5.6…
Prices & limitsMetaAlex
MetaAlexVery few people know this, but Muse Spark 1.2 might be the best value model on the market right now
Its intelligence is around GPT-5.6 Terra. But if you use Muse Code and agree to code analysis through the Contributor tier, the price drops…
Thu 13 Aug
Releases
GoogleAlex
GoogleAlexGoogle just dropped Gemini 3.7 Flash
It’s a big upgrade over 3.6 Flash for coding and agents. Google also cut the price in half to $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $3.75 per 1M output.…
Prices & limitsDeepSeekAlex
DeepSeekAlexDeepSeek is not cheap anymore
V4 Pro comes with a brutal API price hike. During peak hours cached input jumps 12x, while output gets 4.5x more expensive. The dirt cheap DeepSeek…
NotesAnysphereAlex
AlexCursor opened its own cafe in NYC
They took over a cafe in Brooklyn for a day and invited everyone to come vibe code together. Bring your laptop, grab free coffee, code next to the…
Tests & comparisonsAnthropicAlex
AnthropicAlexOpus 5 could cost you 5 extra hours every month
Anthropic says the average Claude Code user spends around 20 hours a week with it. Opus 5 writes about 60% more than Fable 5. That can add up to…
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