Google unveils Genie 4 world model, GPT-6.1 Terra lands at 50% lower API prices
testingcatalog · x · 2026-10-28
testingcatalog's Oct 28 AI brief rounds up the day's moves:
- DeepMind announced Genie 4, its most realistic interactive world model, with natural-language steering and native audio; rolling out to Trusted Testers first, then Google AI Ultra and the Gemini API.
- Gemini Robotics ER 2 entered public preview on Google Cloud for enterprise robotics.
- Notebook on mobile now records up to an hour of live audio as a source.
Anthropic
- Shared early results from Claude-based drug-development partnerships with six organizations.
- All US Claude Max subscribers get off the Claude Duet waitlist this week; US Pro users next, no timeline outside the US.
OpenAI
- ChatGPT added iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins on all plans across web, desktop and iOS.
- Codex CLI 0.165.0 ships built-in Google Cloud integration.
From the quoted Oct 27 brief: GPT-6.1 Terra launched for fast, cheaper computer use at 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra API prices; Germany Codex weekly users up 20x since January; three AI-assisted scientific discoveries announced; Anthropic filed its S-1 for IPO.
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