What changed in AI tools, week of 6 Jul 2026

6 Jul 2026 to 12 Jul 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

  • Suno 11 Jul 2026 · Release · Suno announces V3 Alpha for more realistic music generation source
  • E2B 11 Jul 2026 · Release · E2B ships SDK v2.31.0 and rebuilds its sandbox dashboard source
  • OpenRouter 11 Jul 2026 · News · OpenRouter raises $113M Series B led by CapitalG source
  • Clay 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Clay ships Agent Plugin CLI/API and native MCP support for prospecting source
  • Gong 11 Jul 2026 · Integration · Gong now available in Microsoft Marketplace with MCP support source
  • Fireflies.ai 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Fireflies.ai launches voice-activated "Talk to Fireflies" with Perplexity search source
  • Sierra 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Sierra launches Experiments in Agent Studio for A/B testing agents source
  • Harvey 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Harvey adds Organization Context for in-house legal teams source
  • monday.com 11 Jul 2026 · Integration · monday.com lets external AI agents from Claude, OpenAI, and others join boards source
  • Krea 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Krea adds Zero Data Retention and Model Access Controls for enterprise source
  • Bolt.new 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Bolt.new adds in-chat AI image generation and MCP server connections source
  • Qodo 11 Jul 2026 · Integration · Qodo integrates GPT-5.6 into its code review platform source
  • Sourcegraph 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Sourcegraph's Agentic Batch Changes reaches public beta source
  • Devin 11 Jul 2026 · Model upgrade · Devin adds Claude Sonnet 5 support as its v3 API graduates to GA source
  • AssemblyAI 11 Jul 2026 · Model upgrade · AssemblyAI ships Universal-3.5 Pro for pre-recorded transcription source
  • v0 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Vercel AI Gateway adds realtime voice, speech-to-text and text-to-speech source
  • Lovable 11 Jul 2026 · News · Lovable in talks to double valuation to $13.2 billion source
  • Zendesk 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Zendesk adds Forethought AI Agents add-on, bundles WFM into Suite Pro source
  • Databricks 11 Jul 2026 · Pricing change · Databricks Genie products move to pay-as-you-go pricing source
  • Groq 11 Jul 2026 · News · Groq raises $650M to scale its AI inference cloud source
  • DeepSeek 11 Jul 2026 · Pricing change · DeepSeek V4 exits preview, adds peak-hour pricing source
  • Gemini 11 Jul 2026 · News · Gemini AI Pro free for 18+ students in Indonesia, Japan, UK, Brazil source
  • Claude Code 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Code v2.1.207 turns on auto mode by default for Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry source
  • ChatGPT 11 Jul 2026 · Breaking change · OpenAI to shut down ChatGPT Atlas browser on August 9, 2026 source
  • ChatGPT 11 Jul 2026 · Release · OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work, an agentic tool powered by GPT-5.6 source
  • Claude 10 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Monthly Recap and Focus Settings source
  • Descript 10 Jul 2026 · New feature · Descript Underlord Model Picker with Claude Sonnet 4.5 Support source
  • Make 10 Jul 2026 · Pricing change · Make Shifts to Credits-Based Pricing for AI and Automation source
  • Zapier 10 Jul 2026 · Breaking change · Pipedrive V1 API Deprecation: July 31 Deadline source
  • Asana 10 Jul 2026 · New feature · Asana AI Teammates: 30 Prebuilt Agents for Marketing, Ops, IT source
  • HubSpot 10 Jul 2026 · New feature · HubSpot Revenue Hub and Breeze AI Expansion source
  • Intercom 10 Jul 2026 · News · Intercom Acquired by Salesforce for $3.6 Billion source
  • Replicate 10 Jul 2026 · News · Replicate Joins Cloudflare source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Runway Seedance 2.0 Mini and Fast APIs with Keyframe Control source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini Canvas Integration with Google Classroom source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini AlphaEvolve Algorithm Optimization Agent GA source
  • Hugging Face 9 Jul 2026 · News · AI.cc Partnership: 500+ Hugging Face Models via Unified API source
  • Suno 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Hyper-Realism music generation indistinguishable from studio source
  • Kling AI 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Kling 3.0 — world's first unified multimodal AI video engine source
  • Framer 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Fable 5 integrated for superior design generation source
  • Hugging Face 9 Jul 2026 · Release · AI Sheets — no-code tool for dataset transformation source
  • Jasper 9 Jul 2026 · Release · GEO Agent launches for AI visibility optimization source
  • Grammarly 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Rewrite function now uses smart contextual engine source
  • Notion 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · External Agents API graduates to general availability source
  • Mistral AI 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Robostral Navigate — robotics navigation model released source
  • Grok 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Grok 4.5 integrates with Notion for knowledge management source
  • Grok 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Grok 4.5 launches — Opus-class model faster and cheaper source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Seed Audio 1.0 generates up to 120 seconds of dynamic audio source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Gemini Omni Flash model available via Runway API source
  • Cursor 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Cursor for iOS now in public beta on all paid plans source
  • Perplexity AI 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Perplexity Computer now available in full Microsoft 365 suite source
  • Midjourney 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Six new aspect ratios added: 6:11, 4:5, 5:4, 21:9 source
  • Midjourney 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · V8.1 draft mode adds --sref random for style exploration source
  • Midjourney 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Preview command lets users test upcoming model versions source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Gemini now available inside Chrome for Pro/Ultra subscribers source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini Omni rolls out globally to all 18+ subscribers source
  • Claude 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Cowork expands to web and mobile with file sync source
  • Claude 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Claude Sonnet 5 launches — most agentic Sonnet yet source
  • ChatGPT 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Personal finance integration rolls out to Plus users source
  • ChatGPT 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · GPT-Live voice model launches with full-duplex interaction source
  • Pika 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Pika 2.5 Engine Release source
  • Pika 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Physics-Based Interaction in Pika 2.5 source
  • Pika 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Integrated Sound Effect Generation source
  • Character.ai 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Tags System with 1000+ Tags source
  • Replit 9 Jul 2026 · News · 50 Million Users Milestone source
  • Replit 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Agent Customization with Custom Instructions source
  • Hugging Face 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Transformers v5.13.0 Release source
  • Hugging Face 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · NVIDIA Isaac GR00T 1.7 Integration with LeRobot source
  • Copy.ai 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Google Docs Create Action source
  • Copy.ai 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Integrations Page Launch source
  • Copy.ai 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Perplexity.ai Research Integration Update source
  • Jasper 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Asana Integration Available source
  • Jasper 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · monday.com Integration Launch source
  • Grammarly 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · 3x Faster Typing Performance in Chrome Extension source
  • Grammarly 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Smart Drafts Feature Launch source
  • Notion 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · New AI Models in Agents: Opus 4.8, Grok 4.3, GLM 5.2 source
  • Notion 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · HTML Blocks via API and Agent Support source
  • Adobe Firefly 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Custom Models Beta for Creative Cloud source
  • Adobe Firefly 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Unified AI Creative Workspace source
  • Stability AI 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Stable Audio 3.0 Model Release source
  • Mistral AI 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Vibe Platform Connectors Enhancement source
  • Mistral AI 9 Jul 2026 · Release · OCR 4 Model Release source
  • Mistral AI 9 Jul 2026 · Release · New Open-Weight Mixture-of-Experts Model Early Access source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Studio Trim Video Editing Feature source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · 4K Resolution Support Across Video Endpoints source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Seedance 2.0 Mini API Available source
  • Runway 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Seedance 2.0 Fast API Release source
  • ElevenLabs 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · API Key IP Allowlisting source
  • ElevenLabs 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · API Request Analytics Endpoint source
  • ElevenLabs 9 Jul 2026 · Breaking change · Model Deprecations: v1 and Scribe v1 Removed July 9 source
  • Cursor 9 Jul 2026 · News · Cursor Reaches $2 Billion Annual Revenue source
  • Cursor 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Cursor Automations Feature source
  • Perplexity AI 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Hybrid Local-Server Inference Orchestrator July Launch source
  • Midjourney 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · V8.1 HD Mode 3x Faster and Cheaper source
  • Microsoft Copilot 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Copilot Notebook Exports to Office Apps source
  • Microsoft Copilot 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Scheduled Agent Prompts source
  • Microsoft Copilot 9 Jul 2026 · News · 40+ Microsoft 365 Copilot Updates in July 2026 source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · App Connections in 9 Languages source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Managed Agents in Gemini API Public Preview source
  • Gemini 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini Spark Personal AI Agent for macOS source
  • Claude 9 Jul 2026 · News · Claude Fable 5 Access Extended Through July 12 source
  • Claude 9 Jul 2026 · Integration · Microsoft 365 Write Tools in Claude source
  • Claude 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude for Government Desktop Public Beta source
  • ChatGPT 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Ultra Mode with Subagents source
  • ChatGPT 9 Jul 2026 · New feature · Max Reasoning Effort for GPT-5.6 Sol source
  • ChatGPT 9 Jul 2026 · Release · GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna Public Rollout source
  • Notion 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Notion Agents iOS App Launch and MCP 10x Growth source
  • Perplexity AI 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Perplexity Computer Microsoft 365 Apps Full Suite Integration source
  • Grok 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Grok Build Sandbox and Session Improvements source
  • Grok 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Voice Agent Builder Launch source
  • Pika 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Integrated Sound Effect and Expression Generation source
  • Character.ai 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Tags System for Character Discovery source
  • Replit 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Replit Guides Launch source
  • Replit 8 Jul 2026 · News · Google Cloud Partner of the Year 2026 source
  • Hugging Face 8 Jul 2026 · Integration · NVIDIA Isaac Robotics Integration with LeRobot source
  • Hugging Face 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Hardware Filter for Models Page source
  • Hugging Face 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Enterprise Service Accounts source
  • Copy.ai 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Analyze Annual Report Action source
  • Copy.ai 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Integrations Page Live source
  • Copy.ai 8 Jul 2026 · Integration · Perplexity.ai Research Integration source
  • Jasper 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Dynamic Model Selection Automation source
  • Grammarly 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Smart Drafts and Tone Rewriter source
  • Stability AI 8 Jul 2026 · Release · AMD-Optimized Stable Diffusion Models source
  • Stability AI 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Stable Virtual Camera Research Preview source
  • Mistral AI 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Connectors Capabilities Enhancement source
  • ElevenLabs 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Recording Quality and Review Status Fields source
  • ElevenLabs 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Audio Duration in Speech-to-Text Response source
  • ElevenLabs 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Multimodal Message Support in Hooks source
  • Cursor 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Cloud Subagent Feature for Parallel Work source
  • Cursor 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Team MCPs and Organization Group Support source
  • Cursor 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Cursor for iOS Public Beta source
  • Perplexity AI 8 Jul 2026 · Integration · Microsoft 365 Apps Integration source
  • Perplexity AI 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Hybrid Local-Server Inference Orchestrator source
  • Midjourney 8 Jul 2026 · Release · Midjourney V8.2 Release Imminent source
  • Microsoft Copilot 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Copilot Cowork General Availability source
  • Microsoft Copilot 8 Jul 2026 · Model upgrade · GPT 5.5 Instant Available in Microsoft 365 Copilot source
  • Microsoft Copilot 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Watermarks for AI-Generated Content source
  • Microsoft Copilot 8 Jul 2026 · Integration · Claude Model Integration in Copilot Chat source
  • Gemini 8 Jul 2026 · Release · Gemini 3.5 Flash Now Generally Available source
  • Gemini 8 Jul 2026 · News · Gemini 3.5 Pro Delayed for Full Architectural Rebuild source
  • Claude 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Code Streaming and Session Improvements source
  • Claude 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude for Government Beta Launch source
  • Claude 8 Jul 2026 · Model upgrade · Claude Sonnet 5 Default in Claude Code source
  • ChatGPT 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Speech-to-Text Model Improvements source
  • ChatGPT 8 Jul 2026 · New feature · Codex Remote General Availability source
  • ChatGPT 8 Jul 2026 · Model upgrade · GPT-5.5 Instant Mini Rollout source
  • Gemini 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Enhanced Fill with Gemini in Google Sheets source
  • Hugging Face 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · LeRobot v0.6.0: Reward Models and Deployment CLI source
  • Meta AI 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Muse Image and Muse Video Launch in Meta AI source
  • Claude 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Cowork Expands to Web and Mobile source
  • Deepgram 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Flux Multilingual GA with 10 language support source
  • Descript 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Underlord generative video and real-time voice cloning source
  • Figma 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Figma Config 2026: Motion, Code Layers, Shaders, Design Agent source
  • Synthesia 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Synthesia 3.0 Express-2 full-body avatars with gestures source
  • Canva 7 Jul 2026 · Release · Canva AI 2.0 with Design Model foundation model source
  • Gemini Notebook 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · NotebookLM shifts to Gemini 3.5 with agentic research source
  • Suno 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Suno Studio 1.2 with Stem Cover and timestamping source
  • Kling AI 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Kling 3.0 native 4K, 60 FPS, 15s duration source
  • Pika 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Pika 2.5 physics and integrated sound generation source
  • Replit 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Effort-Based Pricing rolls out (July 2) source
  • Hugging Face 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Service accounts for enterprise organizations source
  • Hugging Face 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Transformers library v5.13.0 with new model support source
  • Notion 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · New AI models available for Notion agents source
  • Notion 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · AI Meeting Notes speaker identification (v3.6) source
  • Copy.ai 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Sonnet 3.7 support in text generation and extraction source
  • Adobe Firefly 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Design Intelligence for on-brand content scaling source
  • Mistral AI 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Mistral OCR 4 webinar July 7, open-weight model teased source
  • Grok 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Grok Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech APIs GA source
  • Grok 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Grok Voice Agent Builder beta launches source
  • Runway 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · GWM-1 real-time General World Model released source
  • Runway 7 Jul 2026 · Release · Gemini Omni Flash available via Runway API source
  • ElevenLabs 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Turn model configuration and soft timeout fillers source
  • ElevenLabs 7 Jul 2026 · Breaking change · Scribe v1 deprecated, removal on July 9 source
  • Cursor 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Team MCPs and organization group support source
  • Cursor 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Cursor for iOS public beta launches source
  • Perplexity AI 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Hybrid local-server inference coming to Perplexity Computer source
  • Midjourney 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Preview command update for upcoming model versions source
  • Microsoft Copilot 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Add Outlook emails as Copilot Notebook references source
  • Microsoft Copilot 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Vision feature in Microsoft 365 Copilot rolling out source
  • Gemini 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini Omni rolling out to all 18+ subscribers source
  • Gemini 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Upload code repositories up to 100MB to Gemini source
  • Gemini 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Gemini 3.5 Flash now default general model source
  • Claude 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Claude Code reliability and permission improvements source
  • Claude 7 Jul 2026 · Release · Fable 5 export controls lifted, global availability source
  • ChatGPT 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · New speech-to-text model for multilingual dictation source
  • ChatGPT 7 Jul 2026 · New feature · Workspace agents credit-based pricing begins source
  • Hugging Face 6 Jul 2026 · New feature · Kernels Project Major Update and Redesign source
  • Grammarly 6 Jul 2026 · New feature · Chrome Extension Performance and Superhuman Go source
  • Mistral AI 6 Jul 2026 · Release · New Open-Weight Model in Early Access source

New on HokAI

Agents

  • Botrelic 11 Jul 2026 · New feature · Zero-Contact-Loss Handover Protocol and omnichannel deployment live source
  • ChatGPT Work 9 Jul 2026 · Release · ChatGPT Work launches alongside GPT-5.6 source
  • Monumint 9 Jul 2026 · Release · OmniAI rebrands to Monumint, launches conversational AI agents for lenders source
  • Bretton AI 8 Jul 2026 · Release · Bretton AI launches Managed Services, hires Rick Shooman to lead it source

New on HokAI

Services

New on HokAI

  • Lium added 8 Jul 2026

Models

  • Grok 4.5 10 Jul 2026 · Benchmark · Independent testing confirms Grok 4.5 leads GPT-5.5 on SWE-bench Pro source
  • Muse Spark 1.3 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Muse Spark 1.1 opened developer access via the Meta Model API source
  • Muse Spark 1.1 9 Jul 2026 · Pricing change · Meta Model API opens in US public preview source
  • Muse Spark 1.1 9 Jul 2026 · Release · Muse Spark 1.1 launches with tool use, computer control, and a paid API source
  • Grok 4.5 8 Jul 2026 · Pricing change · Grok 4.5 pricing raises rates versus Grok 4.3 source
  • Grok 4.5 8 Jul 2026 · Release · Grok 4.5 launches as xAI's coding and agentic model source
  • Hy4 Preview 6 Jul 2026 · Release · Hy3 reaches production source

New on HokAI

Previous week · Next week