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Starting October 9, free Gemini accounts will be restricted to Gemini Flash-Lite, losing access to Flash and Pro. Google AI Plus subscribers ($5/month in the US) will lose Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Google is adding low, medium and high effort levels for each model.

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5, claiming it runs 30%+ faster and costs up to 30% less than Sonnet 5 while beating it on benchmarks, at the same price. The model now powers the free tier on claude.ai, giving Anthropic a notably stronger free offering than OpenAI's ChatGPT.

OpenAI is removing text chat limits for Free and Go ChatGPT users, powered by a new GPT-5.6 Luna model with a 'Think' button for harder questions. The company also upgraded GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users, claiming a 68% reduction in factual errors versus GPT-5.5-Instant.

OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-only prompts for Free and Go tier ChatGPT accounts starting next week. Image generation, file uploads, and voice mode will still be capped, and GPT-5.6 Luna becomes the new default model for those tiers.

OpenAI will remove text chat rate limits for ChatGPT Free and Go users starting next week and add a 'Think' button for deeper reasoning. Plus and Pro subscribers get an updated GPT-5.6 Sol model that OpenAI claims is more accurate with facts, dates, and sourcing.