Platform changes, billing updates, and ecosystem developments in the AI space.
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026. Same $5/$25 per million token pricing as Opus 4.6 but with a 13% coding uplift, 3.26x vision resolution, and a new xhigh effort level. Here's what changed and what it costs.
On April 1, 2026, Google removed Gemini Pro models (including 3.1 Pro) from the free API tier. Flash and Flash-Lite remain free with tightened quotas. Here's exactly what changed, what it costs, and three ways to keep prototyping cheaply.
Anthropic now treats OpenClaw as a third-party harness. Claude Pro and Max plan limits no longer cover OpenClaw-driven usage, which now requires Extra Usage billed separately at API rates.
Anthropic's new Extra Usage rule changes the economics of Claude in OpenClaw. Here are the best alternatives now, from Anthropic API keys to OpenAI, Gemini, and DeepSeek.