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Oct 18 · 14 stories

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   Flash·Apps & Agents

   GitHub Copilot to Remove Three Flagship Models on November 16: Claude Opus 4.8/5 and GPT-5.6 Terra Retired

   GitHub will remove Claude Opus 4.8/5 and GPT-5.6 Terra from Copilot on November 16; annual individual subscribers may keep Opus 4.8.

   Why it mattersCopilot is the world's most-used AI coding assistant, and retiring three flagship models at once directly affects millions of developers' workflows.

   
2. 14

   Flash·Models & Products

   DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 Released: Weights Reportedly Open Under MIT License, In-House Search API Launches

   DeepSeek released the V4.1-Flash-1017 snapshot, reportedly open-sourcing the weights under the MIT license and opening its in-house search API.

   Why it mattersOne release covers both model weights and an agent search toolchain, with the search API priced at $0.75 per thousand calls.

   

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