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Recent AI Tool Changes

This page tracks verified changes to AI tools across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, and Perplexity. 53 changes recorded in the last 30 days. Most recent: [Verified] Plan rows renamed AI Pro → Google AI Pro to match the file's Pricing .

All Recent Changes

2026-09-11

  • Gemini Agentic App Actions (Android) [Verified] Plan rows renamed AI Pro → Google AI Pro to match the file's Pricing table (the primary plan vocabulary per scripts/lib/claims.js). No new rows: Google's subscriptions page makes no per-plan statement about this feature Affects: Connect to External Systems, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Gemini AI Studio [Verified] Plan rows renamed AI Pro → Google AI Pro to match the file's Pricing table (the primary plan vocabulary per scripts/lib/claims.js). No new rows: Google's subscriptions page makes no per-plan statement about this feature Affects: Write and Edit Code, Build Reusable AI Workflows
  • Gemini Audio Overview [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); existing rows renamed to Google AI Pro
  • Gemini Canvas [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); Canvas is listed in the $0 plan card Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Write and Edit Code
  • Gemini Chat [Verified] Talking point plan names normalised to Google AI Pro / Ultra to match the availability rows; no factual change Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Gemini Deep Research [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); Deep Research is listed in the $0 plan card Affects: Do Multi-Step Research, Search the Web
  • Gemini Extensions [Verified] Plan rows renamed AI Pro → Google AI Pro to match the file's Pricing table (the primary plan vocabulary per scripts/lib/claims.js). No new rows: Google's subscriptions page makes no per-plan statement about this feature Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Gemini Gemini Advanced [Verified] Status ga → deprecated: the name no longer appears on gemini.google/about, /subscriptions or the Live and desktop pages, and help article 14577972 returns 404. Free row ❌ → ⚠️ per Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/) ("Varying access to 3.1 Pro"). Pro/Ultra notes and talking point prices corrected (Ultra from $99.99/mo; 5 TB / 20 TB+). No Plus row, per the 2026-04-07 decision
  • Gemini Gems (Custom Chatbots) [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); Gems is listed in the $0 plan card Affects: Build Reusable AI Workflows
  • Gemini Imagen [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); image generation and editing is listed in the $0 plan card Affects: Generate Images
  • Gemini Gemini Live (Voice Mode) [Verified] Gating corrected paid → free: Google's subscriptions page lists Gemini Live in the $0 plan. Availability expanded from two rows to the full Free / Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra lineup with official usage multipliers (2x, 4x, 5x–20x) and Live-specific tier features from Google's 2026-08-26 post (Daily Brief on Plus+, Spark on Pro+). Web ❌ now cites Google help directly. Three official sources added. Resolves #632 questions 1 and 2 for this record Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time
  • Gemini Nano Banana Pro [Verified] Free row ❌ → ⚠️: Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/) lists "limited access to Nano Banana Pro" via Google Flow in the $0 plan; Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows added. Gating stays paid — full Gemini-app access still starts at Google AI Pro Affects: Generate Images
  • Gemini NotebookLM [Verified] Added Google AI Plus and Google AI Ultra rows from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/), which now calls the product "Gemini Notebook" (record title kept; implementations/index.yml binds to the heading) Affects: Organize Work in Projects, Use Files I Provide, Read Text and Documents, Do Multi-Step Research
  • Gemini Project Astra [Verified] Plan rows renamed AI Pro → Google AI Pro to match the file's Pricing table (the primary plan vocabulary per scripts/lib/claims.js). No new rows: Google's subscriptions page makes no per-plan statement about this feature Affects: See Images and Screens, Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time
  • Gemini Veo (Video Generation) [Verified] Added Google AI Plus row — video generation is included at Plus per Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); Limits now carry Google's published Flow credit allocations; talking point prices corrected Affects: Generate Video
  • Gemini Gemini in Workspace (Docs, Sheets, etc.) [Verified] Added Google AI Plus row (Gmail and Vids, not Docs) from Google's subscriptions page (gemini.google/subscriptions/); talking point prices corrected — Ultra starts at $99.99/mo, not $249.99 Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Read Text and Documents, Connect to External Systems, Use Files I Provide, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Grok Grok Imagine (Video Generation) Per-tier daily generation counts (~3/day free, 50/100/500 per day paid) flagged as unsourced — their only backing was the unofficial supergrok.online source removed in #620, and no official xAI source publishes per-tier consumer video limits. docs.x.ai documents only API per-second pricing, 15s max duration and resolution caps; paid plans are reported to draw on a shared usage pool across Chat/Imagine/Voice/Build. Restructure deferred to the grok.md tier-taxonomy issue. Verified deliberately not bumped Affects: Generate Video
  • Grok Memory [Verified] Dead source compareclaw.com removed (HTTP 402, Vercel DEPLOYMENT_DISABLED — entire domain offline). No official xAI page describing consumer memory was found, so the record now rests on a single third-party source. Talking point corrected — a memory toggle exists under Settings → Data Controls (two independent reports); the earlier claim that memory cannot be inspected or edited was itself unsourced. Verified not bumped: no primary source Affects: Remember Context Over Time

2026-09-07

  • Microsoft Copilot Chat [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Generate Images
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged.
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot in Office Apps [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Read Text and Documents, Connect to External Systems, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Vision [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: See Images and Screens
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Voice [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

2026-09-05

  • Microsoft Copilot Agent Builder [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans, all marked unavailable: agent authoring remains a commercial Copilot capability. Recorded that Microsoft 365 Premium ships prebuilt Analyst and Researcher agents, which is agent consumption rather than authoring. Affects: Build Reusable AI Workflows, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Microsoft Copilot Chat [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans after Copilot Pro's retirement; free tier confirmed as no-sign-in basic chat with sign-in unlocking history, longer conversations, image creation and voice. Noted that paid plans buy usage rather than a different model, and that Premium adds the Analyst and Researcher agents. Refreshed the redirected support source. Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Connectors [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans, all marked unavailable: connectors remain a commercial Copilot capability requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Verified] Copilot Pro retired and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium. Per-plan credits re-cut from Microsoft's AI credits support page: 60 credits/mo on Personal and Family, usage beyond the standard limit on Premium. Free-tier allowance corrected to "not published" — the previous 15 credits/mo figure described legacy Classic Microsoft 365, not free Copilot. Affects: Generate Images
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access Renamed from "GPT-4 Access" to "Model Access". Microsoft no longer sells a named model tier, so the old name described a product that stopped existing; the record covers model access and the entitlements attached to it. Implementation id changed from copilot-gpt-4-access to copilot-model-access, which changes the record's permalink anchor.
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access [Verified] The GPT-4 framing is obsolete: Microsoft's plan documentation no longer sells a named model tier, and publishes no free-versus-paid model split. Gating changed from paid to mixed, since the paid differentiator is usage limits and advanced features rather than model access. Copilot Pro rows replaced with the Microsoft 365 consumer plans. Dead Copilot Pro store source replaced with Microsoft support pages. Multi-model routing across OpenAI and Microsoft MAI models is secondary reporting, not first-party confirmed. Record is a candidate for renaming away from "GPT-4 Access".
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot in Office Apps [Verified] Copilot Pro retired and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium; Office app integration confirmed as included in Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and Premium, limited to the subscription owner and metered by AI credits. Replaced the dead Copilot Pro store source with Microsoft's free-vs-subscription and AI credits support pages. Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Read Text and Documents, Connect to External Systems, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Vision [Verified] Gating reverted from free to paid: Microsoft now requires a Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscription for Copilot Vision. Status moved from preview to ga. Added per-plan daily limits (10 min Personal/Family, 15 min Premium) and commercial Entra ID access. Platforms expanded well beyond Edge: iOS and Android now supported, Windows shares any app, macOS is a native app. Regional widened from US-only to all supported Copilot regions and languages. Affects: See Images and Screens
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Voice [Verified] Copilot Pro retired (off sale October 2025, support ended 2026-08-01) and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium; availability rows re-cut to Free / M365 Personal / Family / Premium. Free tier corrected from "Standard" limits to free-subject-to-capacity, sign-in required. Added Microsoft's published daily voice allowances (30 min/day Personal and Family, 60 min/day Premium). Added language and government-cloud caveats to regional note. Status remains ga; platform flags unchanged. Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

2026-09-04

  • ChatGPT Sora (Video Generation) [Verified] platform: no longer available on Windows Affects: Generate Video

2026-08-31

2026-08-25

  • ChatGPT Codex (Code Agent) [Verified] Gating paid → free — OpenAI documents Codex as included on all ChatGPT plans including Free and Go; corrects contradiction with the availability table Affects: Write and Edit Code, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Grok Grok Imagine (Video Generation) [Verified] Source swap — unofficial supergrok.online (CI link-check timeout) replaced with official xAI Imagine and video-generation docs Affects: Generate Video

2026-08-15

2026-07-25

  • ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode [Verified] Free tier gained advanced voice (GPT-Live-1 mini); gating paid → mixed; macOS desktop voice returned Jul 23 2026 for paid plans; GPT-Live replaces Advanced Voice Mode as the default experience Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

2026-07-22

  • ChatGPT Canvas [Verified] Status ga → deprecated. Canvas removed from GPT-5.5 Instant/Thinking (replaced by inline writing/code blocks); still default in GPT-4o for all users; paid legacy-model access sunsets 2026-08-26. Availability notes updated; talking point rewritten. Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Write and Edit Code

2026-06-18

  • Grok Real-time X/Twitter Data [Verified] Gating corrected paid→free (free tier has real-time access, ~10 msgs / 2h); SuperGrok Lite ($10/mo) and SuperGrok Heavy ($300/mo) added; terminal flipped to ✅ for Grok Build CLI (SuperGrok beta); Tesla platform added; URL normalized to grok.com Affects: Connect to External Systems

2026-04-08

  • ChatGPT DALL-E Image Generation [Verified] DALL-E 3 replaced by GPT Image 1.5 in ChatGPT (March 2025); DALL-E 3 API deprecated May 12, 2026; status changed to deprecated Affects: Generate Images
  • Claude Connectors [Verified] Gating changed from paid to free — Free plan now has full remote MCP connector access (not just desktop extensions + GitHub) Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Claude Extended Thinking [Verified] Gating changed from paid to free — Free plan now has limited Extended Thinking access; Pro upgraded from limited to full access

2026-04-07

  • Gemini Deep Research [Verified] API platform row corrected to ❌ — Deep Research is a consumer UI feature with no dedicated Gemini API endpoint; two independent sources found no evidence of API access Affects: Do Multi-Step Research, Search the Web
  • Gemini Gemini Advanced [Verified] Removed AI Plus tier (two April 2026 sources confirm Gemini Advanced access is Pro/Ultra only; Plus not mentioned); added AI Ultra row; updated talking point
  • Gemini Imagen [Verified] Gating changed from paid to free; Imagen 4 now available to all Gemini users; free tier ~10-20/day, AI Pro ~100-150/day; model updated from Imagen 3 to Imagen 4 Affects: Generate Images

2026-03-25

2026-03-23

2026-03-21

  • ChatGPT Chat [Verified] GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano released: Mini available in ChatGPT (Free/Go via Thinking menu), API, and Codex; Nano is API-only; Mini $0.75/$4.50 per 1M tokens, Nano $0.20/$1.25 per 1M tokens; 400K context; vision support Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Claude Connectors [Verified] Deep Connectors added (Google Drive, Gmail, DocuSign, FactSet); plugin marketplace launched; custom MCP connectors on paid plans Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Claude Memory [Verified] API Memory Tool now available for developers (type: memory_20250818); 3-layer architecture: Chat Memory, CLAUDE.md, API Memory Tool Affects: Remember Context Over Time
  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Verified] Credits system replaced boosts (15-60 credits/month); Designer bot retired in Teams (Feb 27); model upgraded to GPT-Image-1.5 Affects: Generate Images
  • Gemini Agentic App Actions (Android) [Verified] Device support corrected to Pixel 10 series and Samsung Galaxy S26 series; regional availability updated to US and South Korea; supported apps listed Affects: Connect to External Systems, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Gemini Chat [Verified] Chrome side panel added (Jan 2026); model names updated to Gemini 3 Flash (free) and Gemini 3.1 Pro (paid) Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Grok Grok Voice Mode [Verified] Voice mode now free for all users on iOS and Android; 11 voice modes; TTS API launched (Mar 16); attachment/photo support in voice added; gating changed from paid to free Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

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2026-03-07

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