What changed in AI tools, week of 18 May 2026

18 May 2026 to 24 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

  • Stability AI 20 May 2026 · Release · Stable Audio 3.0 API launches with audio-to-audio transformation capabilities source

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Agents

  • Gemini Spark 19 May 2026 · New feature · MCP connectors for Canva, OpenTable, and Instacart ship at launch source
  • Gemini Spark 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini Spark launches in beta at Google I/O 2026 source
  • Antigravity CLI 19 May 2026 · Release · Antigravity 2.0 and Antigravity CLI launch at I/O 2026 source

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Skills

  • AgentCard 21 May 2026 · Release · AgentCard launches publicly with MCP server and CLI source

Models

  • Cohere Command A+ 20 May 2026 · Release · Command A+ launches, unifying four prior Command A models source
  • Gemini Omni 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini Omni Flash launches at Google I/O 2026 source
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash 19 May 2026 · New feature · thinking_level enum replaces thinking_budget source
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash 19 May 2026 · Pricing change · Gemini 3.5 Flash pricing set at $1.50/$9.00 per 1M tokens source
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini 3.5 Flash launches at Google I/O 2026 source
  • Gemini 3.5 Pro 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini 3.5 Flash launches GA at I/O; Pro remains in enterprise preview source
  • Gemini 3.5 Pro 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini 3.5 Pro announced at Google I/O 2026 with 2M context and Deep Think source
  • Qwen3.7-Max 19 May 2026 · New feature · Multi-provider availability: OpenRouter, Together AI, Fireworks source
  • Qwen3.7-Max 19 May 2026 · Pricing change · 50% launch promotion active through June 22, 2026 source
  • Qwen3.7-Max 19 May 2026 · Release · Qwen3.7-Max launch: 1M context, 92.4 GPQA Diamond source
  • Gemini 3.5 Transcribe 19 May 2026 · Release · First shown at Google I/O 2026 source
  • Gemini Nano 19 May 2026 · Release · Gemini Nano v3 launches with Android 17 source

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