What changed in AI tools, week of 11 May 2026

11 May 2026 to 17 May 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

  • Character.ai 15 May 2026 · New feature · Lorebook worldbuilding tool helps character creators manage context source

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Skills

Models

  • Grok 4 Fast 15 May 2026 · Deprecation · Grok 4 Fast marked deprecated ahead of Grok 4.3 migration source
  • Recraft V4.1 14 May 2026 · Release · Recraft V4.1 launches with cleaner photorealism and a Utility tier source
  • GPT Image 2 12 May 2026 · Deprecation · DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 removed from API source

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