What changed in AI tools, week of 7 Sep 2026

7 Sep 2026 to 13 Sep 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

New on HokAI

• BeMusic AI added 13 Sep 2026
• Anyvids added 13 Sep 2026

Agents

• Muse 8 Sep 2026 · Release · Muse launches publicly for US users on iOS, Android, muse.ai and WhatsApp source

Models

• Atria Dawn Preview 12 Sep 2026 · Release · FP8-quantized checkpoint published for lower-VRAM deployment source
• Atria Dawn Preview 11 Sep 2026 · Release · Atria Dawn Preview launches as Shanghai AI Lab's first agentic foundation model source
• Kimi K2.8 Preview 11 Sep 2026 · Release · Kimi K2.8 Preview rolls out to Kimi Code source
• DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash 10 Sep 2026 · Deprecation · DeepSeek-V4-Pro being phased out in favor of V4.1-Flash source
• DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash 10 Sep 2026 · Release · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash launches with native vision and a new architecture source
• ChatGPT Images 2.5 10 Sep 2026 · Benchmark · GPT-Image-2.5 Flare takes the top Artificial Analysis Arena spot source
• Suno V6 9 Sep 2026 · Release · Suno launches v6, v6-wild and v6-mini source
• Mercury 2.5 8 Sep 2026 · New feature · Mercury Voice and Mercury Router previews announced source
• Mercury 2.5 8 Sep 2026 · Pricing change · 80% launch discount on Mercury 2.5 source
• Mercury 2.5 8 Sep 2026 · Release · Mercury 2.5 released source
• ChatGPT Images 2.5 8 Sep 2026 · Release · ChatGPT Images 2.5 launches with Sketch mode and Flare/Sunburst API models source

New on HokAI

• DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash added 13 Sep 2026
• ChatGPT Images 2.5 added 13 Sep 2026
• Suno V6 added 13 Sep 2026
• Ling 3.0 Flash Fin added 9 Sep 2026
• WeatherNext 3 added 7 Sep 2026
• Lyria 3.5 added 7 Sep 2026

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