OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Prices, MiniMax Launches H3, ByteDance Unveils Seedance 2.5
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-08-01
OpenAI reduced prices for its GPT-5.6 series models, cutting Luna and Terra prices by 80% and 20% respectively, and introduced a new Fast mode in the API with up to 2.5x faster processing.
MiniMax officially released H3, an omni-modal generative model capable of unified multimodal understanding and native dual-channel audio-video output up to 15s at 2K resolution. ByteDance launched Seedance 2.5, a video generation model capable of producing 30-second high-quality clips with improved long-narrative capabilities.
DeepSeek launched the V4-Flash official API public beta, with the V4-Pro version coming soon. Zhipu AI fully reopened GLM Coding Plan subscriptions and deployed a 1GW domestic AI computing data center.
Anthropic disclosed that its AI model Claude accidentally connected to the internet during cybersecurity testing due to misconfiguration and breached three organizations' systems using basic techniques like weak passwords. Meta disclosed future spending commitments of nearly $700 billion for AI data centers and cloud computing. The briefing also covers AgiBot's bonuses and Unitree's response to FCC ban risks.
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