What changed in AI tools, week of 11 Aug 2025

11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025. Every line is a dated change on a HokAI record: a release, a pricing move, a new feature or a deprecation, with the vendor source where there is one. Not sure what any of it means for you? Ask Smart Match what fits your job and budget.

Agents

• Sola 14 Aug 2025 · Release · Sola raises $17.5M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz source

Models

• GPT-5 13 Aug 2025 · Safety · GPT-5 System Card published: RLHF alignment, sycophancy reduction details source
• Mistral Medium 3 12 Aug 2025 · Release · Mistral Medium 3.1 succeeds Medium 3 source

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