GPT-6 Sol and Luna: the price cut is the upgrade
GPT-6 Sol and Luna cut API prices while independent benchmarks show smaller gains. I compare the scores, ChatGPT access, and mixed first reports on Reddit.
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Opus 5.5 improves coding. Task cost is less clear
Opus 5.5 gains ground in independent coding tests and cuts token prices. I compare the task costs, effort settings, and first Reddit reports on daily use.
Claude Code weekly limits fell 16.7%. Here's why
Claude Code's promotion ended on 14 September. I explain the smaller weekly allowance, the 25% versus 16.7% calculation and what five-hour warnings mean.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: low API prices, huge open weights
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash activates 8B parameters on input, but its full weights are enormous. I explain the API prices, coding scores and server requirements.
Codex resets were a marketing stunt. The problem was real
OpenAI reset Codex usage five times in ten days while Sol drained limits faster than expected. I think the free refills helped hide the real usage problem.
DeepSeek V4 Flash lost all 9 benchmarks to Opus 4.8
V4 Flash costs $0.14 in and $0.28 out per million tokens. I checked whether its 97 to 99 percent discount makes DeepSeek's benchmark losses worth it.
Kimi K3 matches GPT-5.6. It takes 4.6 times as long
Kimi K3 ties GPT-5.6 medium but takes 4.6 times as long. GLM-5.2 is cheap per token yet costly per task. I checked where both models still win.