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N° 13 · Changelog · Verified monthly

What changed in AI
this month.

Every model release, price move, verdict flip and tool we added — dated, sourced, and written for humans. The opposite of a feed of rumours.

Jun 17, 2026Claude Code adds first-class MCP server marketplace

June 2026

7 entries
  1. Jun 17, 2026

    Upgrade

    Claude Code

    Claude Code adds first-class MCP server marketplace

    One-tap install for GitHub, Linear, Postgres and Notion brings agentic dev within reach of solo founders.

    See deep dive
  2. Jun 15, 2026

    Verdict

    Veo vs Sora vs Higgsfield

    Veo 4 takes the editorial-video battle from Sora

    Tighter prompt adherence and 60-sec coherent shots flip our default for branded content.

    Open battle
  3. Jun 12, 2026

    Release

    Gemini 3.1 Pro

    Gemini 3.1 Pro ships with 4M-token context

    Doubles the previous context window — long-PDF and full-codebase workflows are now production-viable.

    Tool page
  4. Jun 10, 2026

    Price

    ChatGPT Business

    ChatGPT Business cuts seat price 30%

    Teams under 20 seats now cheaper than running per-user Claude Pro — re-do the stack math.

  5. Jun 8, 2026

    Added

    Higgsfield Studio

    Higgsfield Studio added to the Atlas

    Best-in-class for stylised motion and product-shot animation — joining the video shortlist.

    Tools index
  6. Jun 5, 2026

    Upgrade

    Cursor

    Cursor agents move to background runs by default

    Less babysitting, more parallel work — but you now need explicit review gates in your repo.

    Tool page
  7. Jun 3, 2026

    Policy

    Anthropic

    Anthropic publishes new agentic safety eval suite

    First public benchmark covering tool-use, prompt injection and recursive self-modification.

May 2026

8 entries
  1. May 30, 2026

    Verdict

    Claude Code vs Cursor vs Lovable

    Cursor still wins for repo-scale refactors — Lovable wins from zero

    We split the verdict by starting state; pick by codebase, not by hype.

    Open battle
  2. May 28, 2026

    Release

    OpenAI GPT-5.5

    GPT-5.5 ships with native long-running agent mode

    First mainstream model that holds 30+ minute task chains without manual re-grounding.

    Tool page
  3. May 25, 2026

    Sunsetting

    Adept

    Adept paused — removed from active recommendations

    Roadmap stalled after acquisition; we're moving customers to MCP-based agents instead.

  4. May 22, 2026

    Added

    Suno v6

    Suno v6 added — now the default for brand audio

    Cleaner stems and lyric control crossed the bar for sponsor-grade post production.

    Tools index
  5. May 18, 2026

    Upgrade

    n8n

    n8n ships native AI node with provider failover

    Replaces 3 community nodes; failover means single-vendor outages no longer break your ops.

  6. May 15, 2026

    Price

    Perplexity Pro

    Perplexity Pro raises price; usage caps tightened

    Heavy-research users should re-evaluate vs ChatGPT Search + Claude Projects.

  7. May 12, 2026

    Release

    Runway Gen-5

    Runway Gen-5 launches with director-style scene control

    Closes the editorial gap with Veo for narrative work; still trailing on photorealism.

  8. May 8, 2026

    Verdict

    Notion AI vs Coda Brain

    Notion AI reclaims the workspace-assistant battle

    Q2 release brought source-grounded answers and table-aware queries that Coda Brain still lacks.

    Open battle

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