GPT-6.1 Terra: OpenAI’s Cheaper Computer-Use Model

AI assistant reading a computer screen and filling in a form, with price tags showing low cost per task, 2026.

OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Terra, launched 26 October 2026, halves the API price of its predecessor for screen-reading, form-filling computer work — but independent tests say it is a value pick, not a frontier leader.

Kimi K3.1 Pro: Open Model Nearly Matches Claude Opus 5.5

Illustration of a glowing AI chip with a coding-agent terminal and 1M-context ribbon, for the Kimi K3.1 Pro launch story, October 2026.

Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3.1 Pro on 23 October 2026: a 2.8T-parameter open-weight model that ranks fourth on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, three points behind Claude Opus 5.5, with full weights promised by 4 November.

Anthropic’s Agent Skills Just Went Open Source: What It Changes (2026)

Illustration of a SKILL.md file sharing expert knowledge with several AI agent apps, 2026

On 22 October 2026, Anthropic handed the keys to one of AI’s quietest success stories to the Linux Foundation. Agent Skills — the open SKILL.md standard that teaches AI agents specialist knowledge, now integrated into more than 70 platforms including ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and VS Code, with one million skills published and nearly 280 […]

Walmart Welcomes AI Shopping Agents While Amazon Blocks Them

AI robot shopping agent pushing a cart through a supermarket aisle, 2026

Two of the world’s biggest retailers have just placed opposite bets on the same technology. On 21 October 2026, Walmart announced it is opening its doors to AI shopping agents — rolling out Agent Profiles that let shoppers authorise individual agents with spending limits, plus a new Walmart Agent Gateway that connects ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini […]