AI digest: 2026-10-06

Highlights

Little new appeared on the watched sources after 2026-10-05; the only fresh item was OpenAI's HIPAA setup flow on 2026-10-05. The run filled a gap instead: the GPT and cost pages needed primary prices for OpenAI and Google.

• GPT-6 prices and limits confirmed: Astra $10 / $50, 6.1 Sol $2 / $10, Luna $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens, all with 1.05M context and a surcharge above 272K input tokens.
• GPT-6.1 Sol confirmed: OpenAI's changelog dates it to 2026-09-29, along with hosted computer use in the Agents API.
• Gemini 3.8 Flash: GA on 2026-09-02. Introductory prices ($0.75 / $3.75) double on 2027-01-01.

New sources

Models

• OpenAI API changelog: GPT-6.1 Sol: GPT-6.1 Sol, Agents API computer use, ultrafast tier for Astra.
• OpenAI API models and pricing: GPT-6 family: prices, 1.05M context, knowledge cutoffs.
• Gemini API changelog, September 2026: 3.8 Flash GA, Live and TTS models, Gemini 2.5 restricted.
• Gemini 3.8 Flash model page and pricing: limits, capabilities, and prices that double in 2027.

Topic pages updated

• models/gpt: price table, limits, and GPT-6.1 Sol confirmed; pricing question answered.
• models/gemini: 3.8 Flash confirmed with specs and prices; September releases added.
• practices/cost-and-caching: OpenAI and Google prices added; open question answered.
• fundamentals/tokens-and-context: GPT-6 and Gemini 3.8 limits, long-context pricing.
• agents/tool-use: hosted computer use in OpenAI's Agents API.