The AI market moves every week. Between mid-October and November 10, 2026, the big labs shipped new models, changed their plans and cut some prices. Here is a short, practical summary of what changed and what it means for people who use AI at work.
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.2 and a new Ultra plan
On November 9 Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.2, its most capable general model. The API price is $8 per million input tokens and $40 per million output tokens, which is 20% lower than Fable 5.1. A sibling model, Mythos 5.2, has the same price but looser safeguards for cybersecurity and biology work, and it is available only to verified organizations.
The Claude pricing page now lists a plan called Ultra at $200 per month. It gives 10 times the weekly usage of Pro, no five-hour limit for verified accounts and $200 a month in API credits. Max stays at $100 per month.
OpenAI: GPT Image 2.6 and specialist GPT-6 models
On November 4 OpenAI released GPT Image 2.6. According to early coverage, it can create animated GIFs and SVG files and edit an image from marks you draw on it. OpenAI also added specialist versions of GPT-6, including GPT-6 Rosalind at the end of October and GPT-6 Cyber for security work in early November. In ChatGPT, Pro now comes in three tiers: $100, $200 and $500 per month.
Google: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash and cheaper images
On November 5 Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available. It is Google’s new video model, it makes clips of up to 15 seconds and costs about $0.07 per second of 720p video through the API. Omni Flash now powers video generation in the Gemini app and in Flow. Google also cut the price of its Nano Banana 2.1 image model roughly in half.
Gemini 4 Argon, Google’s flagship model, has been generally available since October 13. Its API price is set to rise from $2 and $10 to $4 and $20 per million tokens on December 1, according to Google’s price list as reported by trackers.
Kimi, DeepSeek and other Chinese labs
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3.1 Pro on October 23. It is aimed at coding, financial research and 3D modeling and costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through the API. Moonshot also stopped offering its older K2 models to new accounts on October 31 and plans to retire them by the end of December.
DeepSeek did not release a new model in this period, but from November 1 it started charging $0.75 per 1,000 requests for its Search and Fetch APIs. Tencent released an open-weight model called Hy4, and Mistral released a new open-weight model at the end of October.
xAI: Grok moves to the X Subscription
On October 12 xAI introduced the X Subscription, which bundles Grok, X Premium and other services. The plans are Free, Plus at $8, Premium at $30, Super at $100 and Ultra at $200 per month. People who already pay for SuperGrok can keep their current plan.
What this means for you
- Top models keep getting cheaper per token, so tasks that were too expensive last year may now be worth automating.
- Subscriptions now have more tiers, so compare what you actually use before upgrading.
- Video and image tools are improving fastest, which matters for SMM and advertising.
Prices and dates in this article were checked on November 10, 2026. AI companies change them often, so always confirm on the official pricing page before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
What was the biggest AI release in early November 2026?
For text models, Claude Fable 5.2 on November 9. For images and video, GPT Image 2.6 and Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash.
Is Sora still available?
No. OpenAI closed the Sora app in April 2026 and shut down the Sora API on September 24, 2026.
Which AI news should a small business follow?
Mostly price changes and new features in the tools you already use. A new model is worth testing only if it makes your real tasks faster or cheaper.
Read next
- AI News, Autumn 2026: What’s New in Claude, GPT-6 and Gemini 4
- AI Subscription Prices Compared, November 2026: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and More
- AI API Prices Compared, November 2026: Claude, GPT-6, Gemini, Grok, Kimi and DeepSeek
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