Models updated, all promising agency:
- DeepSeek V3.2 -> V4. Two versions: V4-Pro and V4-Flash. Open-source. Context: 1M in, 384K out. China. Cheaper scenarios for long documents, agents, and automation. Code quality is lower than other announced models.
- GPT-5.4 -> GPT-5.5. Presented as an agent that can be trusted with work where the model must plan several steps ahead. Code generation is even better according to tests, while token consumption remains the same. The best model on the market right now, according to OpenAI.
- Kimi K2.5 -> K2.6. Open-source. China. Moonshot AI positions the model as an agent for long-term programming tasks.
- GLM-5 -> 5.1. Open-source. China. Claims significant improvements in code generation and cybersecurity.
- Qwen 3.5 -> 3.6. Qwen3.6-Plus released as a closed model, followed by the flagship Qwen3.6-Max-Preview.
- MiniMax M2.5 -> M2.7. Open-weights. China. Also for long tasks; said to have good emotional intelligence and stability on OpenClaw skills.
- Important open-source / open-weight releases of small Qwen3.6 models for coding: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B — MoE model (35B total / 3B active), and Qwen3.6-27B — dense 27B. These are particularly interesting for running on local hardware.
The difference between GPT-5.5, Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.1, Qwen3.6 Plus, MiniMax M2.7, and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Max on the SWE-Bench Pro test lies in the 55–59% range, meaning it is already a dense group of strong coding/agent models.
End of free Qwen Code
https://www.reddit.com/r/Qwen_AI/comments/1skeeu5/goodbye_qwen_you_tried_but_you_failed/
The Qwen OAuth free tier for Qwen Code was disabled on April 15, 2026. The old "log in via browser and use for free" scenario no longer works or returns errors such as 401 invalid access token, token expired, Internal error, or free tier quota exceeded.
Claude Code removal test from $20 plan
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1ss3asp/does_claudes_20_plan_no_longer_include_claude_code/
On April 21, 2026, users noticed that Claude Code disappeared from the $20 Pro plan on Anthropic's pricing page, remaining only in the more expensive Max plans. Anthropic explained that this was an A/B test / pricing experiment affecting approximately 2% of new users.
It seems cheap AI coding is gradually coming to an end.
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