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Week 45, 2026
5 tools added to the directory and 7 launches tracked, Nov 2 – 8, 2026.
Added to the directory (5)
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Thinking Machines’ second-generation model for visual coding and customization
Released November 5, 2026, Inkling 2 Small accepts text and images and produces text. Thinking Machines reports a 594B-parameter mixture of experts with 17B active per token and adjustable reasoning effort. Inference and fine-tuning are available through Tinker.
Why: A new option to evaluate for visual development and custom-model workflows. Its launch availability should not be confused with the planned weight release.
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Generate and revise video clips up to 15 seconds long
Google announced Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash on November 5, 2026, with general availability through the Gemini API and Gemini for business. It generates and edits clips from 3 to 15 seconds, with reference inputs and conversational revisions. Google lists 720p generation at $0.07 per second.
Why: Worth evaluating when a short clip needs several controlled revisions rather than a complete restart.
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Restricted-access model for authorized vulnerability research
GPT-6 Cyber became available November 5, 2026 for approved Daybreak Red organizations. OpenAI documents text and image input, text output, a 1,050,000-token context window and up to 128,000 output tokens. Standard short-context API pricing is $20 per million input tokens and $100 per million output tokens.
Why: An important specialist release to track separately from general coding models because access is restricted.
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Image generation and editing for detailed visual work
Released November 4, 2026, GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst accepts text and images for generation and editing. OpenAI positions it for detailed visual work. Its documentation points to complexity controls, markup-guided editing, SVG and animated GIF output. Image output is priced at $30 per million tokens; input charges are separate.
Why: A distinct named API model worth evaluating against your existing image workflow.
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Image generation and editing for fast iteration
Released November 4, 2026, GPT Image 2.6 Flare accepts text and images for generation and editing. OpenAI positions it for fast iteration. Its documentation points to complexity controls, markup-guided editing, SVG and animated GIF output. Image output is priced at $30 per million tokens; input charges are separate.
Why: A distinct named API model worth evaluating against your existing image workflow.
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On the radar (7)
Reported in the daily briefing this week. Not reviewed for the directory.
Filing: AMD will pay 2.9B in cash and stock for AI chip startup Taalas, with 1.4B dependent on unspecified conditions; the deal was announced in August (Murad HemmadiGlobe and Mail)
Murad Hemmadi / Globe and Mail: Filing: AMD will pay ~$2.9B in cash and stock for AI chip startup Taalas, with $1.4B dependent on unspecified conditions; the deal was announced in August — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD-Q said Wednesday that it wi…
Thinking Machines introduces Inkling 2 Small with open weights planned
Thinking Machines introduced Inkling 2 Small, a model with 594 billion total parameters, 17 billion active parameters and image input support. It is available on Tinker, with Apache 2.0 weights planned for the following week after external safety testing; the …
Ai2 releases ToyBlocks to test robot learning and failures
Ai2 released ToyBlocks, an open robot simulation and the first environment in its FoundationWorlds framework. The tabletop block world generates training demonstrations and repeatable evaluations, helping researchers distinguish planning errors from motion fai…
Anthropic Introduces Read-Only Personal Finance Beta in Claude
Anthropic introduced a Personal Finance beta that lets eligible US subscribers connect bank accounts through Plaid and ask Claude about balances, transactions and spending. Access is read-only, so Claude cannot transfer or invest money; the gradual rollout cov…
AWS launches agentic AI Kiro bots with memory and support for recurring development jobs
AWS introduced Kiro bots in its Kiro Crew development workspace, according to VentureBeat. The persistent agents can handle recurring responsibilities, coordinate other agents and remember developer decisions, extending the workspace toward development work th…
CrowdStrike ships an AI kill switch for rogue internal agents
CrowdStrike made an AI kill switch available in Falcon Guardian, so a security administrator can stop a rogue internal agent, block it from launching again, and cut its enterprise network access. The company said a person has to trigger the action, and that th…