What changed in AI tools, week of 16 Feb 2026

16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026. 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.

Tools

• Ada 18 Feb 2026 · New feature · Ada launches unified Reasoning Engine for agentic CX source

Services

• Crusoe Cloud 20 Feb 2026 · Update · Crusoe closes $300M conventional debt round, total funding reaches $2.77 billion source

Models

• Gemini 3.1 Pro 18 Feb 2026 · Release · Gemini 3.1 Pro launches in preview
• Gemini 3.1 Pro 18 Feb 2026 · New feature · Custom tools endpoint released for agentic workflows
• Claude Sonnet 4.6 17 Feb 2026 · Release · Claude Sonnet 4.6 — General Availability Launch source
• Grok 4.20 17 Feb 2026 · Release · Grok 4.20 Beta Launch: 4-Agent Council and 2M Context source
• Recraft V3 17 Feb 2026 · Deprecation · Recraft V4 released, positioned as V3's successor source
• Grok 4.1 17 Feb 2026 · Deprecation · Grok 4.1 superseded by Grok 4.20 source

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