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ChatGPT Work, Codex and OpenAI API: GPT-6.1 Terra adds a cheaper model option

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This morning brings Anthropic’s public filing for a US stock market listing, revealing rapid growth alongside steep losses. OpenAI has also launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a cheaper model for visual work, writing and computer use that is rolling out in ChatGPT Work and Codex.

New releases

ChatGPT Work, Codex and OpenAI API. GPT-6.1 Terra is rolling out in Work and Codex on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu; Standard API rates are US$1 input, US$0.05 cached input and US$5 output per million tokens for prompts up to 272,000 input tokens. More

Claude for Nonprofits. Verified nonprofit organisations on Team and Enterprise now receive an automatically installed plugin at no additional cost, with skills for fundraising, marketing, hiring and checking their organisation’s AI policy. More

Claude Code. Claude Code 2.1.311 changes ultrathink to select xhigh effort for Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5 and Fable 5.1 through Anthropic’s API, including during a running turn. More

Gemini API. Paid Gemini API projects created from 26 October now log supported Generate Content prompts and responses by default, with 55-day retention unless changed; existing projects keep their storage settings. More

GitHub Copilot. Assisted permissions is now generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app and VS Code, allowing an AI reviewer to approve eligible commands, file access and URLs automatically, subject to administrator policy. More

GitHub Copilot. GPT-6.1 Terra is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise, with rates per million tokens of US$1 input, US$0.05 cached input, US$1.25 cache writes and US$5 output up to 272,000 input tokens. More

Elsewhere in AI

Anthropic has publicly filed its IPO prospectus, revealing rapid growth, steep losses and extensive business risks ahead of a US stock market listing, the Financial Times reports. Read

Meta plans a US$95bn stock offering to fund its AI expansion, with Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom acting as cornerstone investors, the Financial Times reports. Read

Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000 staff to control costs as it spends up to US$175bn on AI infrastructure this year, the Financial Times reports. Read

An Open Rights Group report alleges secretive Home Office AI use in asylum age assessments and border surveillance, The Guardian reports. Read

A US House oversight committee is investigating a Delaware proposal allowing companies to be run by autonomous AI agents, the Financial Times reports. Read

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