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Timely, practical pieces on what changed in AI assistants: new models, features and pricing changes, with steps to use them. Every fact links to the vendor's own page.
GPT-6 and Intelligent UI in ChatGPT: what changed and how to use it
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
OpenAI rolled GPT-6 with Intelligent UI into ChatGPT's Chat tab on Oct 7, 2026. Here's which model you get on each plan, and prompts that make use of it.
GPT-6.1 Terra: the new model in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
GPT-6.1 Terra arrived on Oct 26, 2026 for visual reasoning, computer use and writing. Here's where it appears, how to pick it, and what OpenAI says about cost.
Connect iCloud Mail and Calendar to ChatGPT
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
Since Oct 27, 2026, iCloud users can connect Mail and Calendar to ChatGPT on every plan. Here's what it can do, prompts to try, and what to think about before you connect.
Claude Haiku 5.5: Anthropic's cheapest, fastest model and the API credits for Max and Team
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
Claude Haiku 5.5 launched on Oct 7, 2026 for high-volume work. Here's the model ID, what Anthropic says it costs, the Sonnet 5.5 cache price cut, and how Max and Team subscribers claim monthly API credits.
Claude Duet: Anthropic's proactive agent app (research preview)
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
Claude Duet opened as a waitlist research preview for US Pro and Max users on Oct 21, 2026. Here's what it does, how it uses your limits, and what to watch.
Gemini API: October 2026 deprecations and the new Gemini API CLI
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
On Oct 8, 2026, gemini-3.5-flash began routing to gemini-3.6-flash, gemini-3.7-flash to gemini-3.8-flash, and an old Deep Research agent was set to shut down. Here's what to change in your code.
Perplexity Computer now runs fully on your Mac
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
Since Oct 20, 2026, Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers can run Perplexity Computer fully locally on supported Apple silicon Macs. Here are the setup steps, the requirements and when to use Hybrid instead.
Perplexity's Decisions API and Ultrafast mode
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
Perplexity's Oct 19, 2026 update added a Decisions API that returns probabilities instead of prose, Ultrafast speed for Max subscribers in Computer, and role-based connector controls. Here's how to use each.
GitHub Copilot Fusion and assisted permissions: how to turn them on
By Bot Tutorials · Oct 29, 2026
GitHub made Copilot Fusion (automatic model routing) and assisted permissions generally available in late October 2026. Here's exactly where to turn each on, how Fusion is billed, and the other October changes.