Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models

Ian Carlos Campbell· Sep 22, 2026 · 7:11 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 6 views

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News AI Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models After a lot of back and forth about slowing the pace of AI development, both companies are releasing new models. 22, 2026 3:11 pm EST Tada Images/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The conversation in the AI industry has largely been focused on slowing down AI development or "pacing the frontier," but that apparently won't stop Anthropic and OpenAI from releasing new models. Both companies are iterating on their previous releases, Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra, with new models that offer similar levels of performance but at lower costs.

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▪News AI Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models After a lot of back and forth about slowing the pace of AI development, both companies are releasing new models.
▪22, 2026 3:11 pm EST Tada Images/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The conversation in the AI industry has largely been focused on slowing down AI development or "pacing the frontier," but that apparently
▪Both companies are iterating on their previous releases, Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra, with new models that offer similar levels of performance but at lower costs.

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▪ Anthropic And OpenAI Announce More Powerful (And Cheaper) AI Models - Engadget — Google News
▪ OpenAI returns fire against Anthropic's Opus 5.5 with better, cheaper GPT-6 models — XDA Developers

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News AI Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models After a lot of back and forth about slowing the pace of AI development, both companies are releasing new models. By Ian Carlos Campbell Sept. 22, 2026 3:11 pm EST Tada Images/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The conversation in the AI industry has largely been focused on slowing down AI development or "pacing the frontier," but that apparently won't stop Anthropic and OpenAI from releasing new models. Both companies are iterating on their previous releases, Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra, with new models that offer similar levels of performance but at lower costs.

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