{
  "title": "The Access Gap",
  "checked": "2026-10-03",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "rows": [
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      "provider": "Google",
      "model": "Gemini 4 Argon",
      "labSlug": "google",
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      "announced": "2026-09-30",
      "announcementSource": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/",
      "currentRead": "Argon has no ordinary self-serve path yet. Google is rolling it out to a set of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program and gathering feedback from early testers. It says Argon will reach developers, enterprises and consumers “as soon as possible”, starting with paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers, and gives no date.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
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          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "restricted",
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          "audience": "Trusted cyber defenders; early testers",
          "note": "No ordinary self-serve date. For trusted defenders and its own teams, Google says it is releasing Argon without cyber guardrails. Wider access waits while Google iterates on guardrails using feedback from early testers.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/",
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            "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/fairwind-program/"
          ]
        },
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          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Ordinary subscribers",
          "note": "Google says consumers get Argon later, starting with Google AI Ultra subscribers, with no date.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/"
        },
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          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Google AI Plus",
          "note": "Ultra, the top individual plan, is the first consumer tier Google names. Plus is not named.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/"
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        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Argon is limited to trusted defenders and early testers; Google names no free-tier path.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-4-argon/"
        }
      },
      "restriction": {
        "label": "Fairwind Program",
        "audience": "Trusted cyber defenders",
        "note": "Google launched Fairwind on 2 Sep as a limited access programme for governments and trusted partners, and says it has more than 650 participating partners.",
        "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/fairwind-program/"
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "OpenAI",
      "model": "GPT-6.1 Sol",
      "labSlug": "openai",
      "releaseLabel": "GPT-6.1 Sol",
      "announced": "2026-09-29",
      "announcementSource": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog",
      "currentRead": "GPT-6.1 Sol reached the API, ChatGPT Work and Codex on 29 September. OpenAI’s pages disagree on who got it that day: the launch post says all Plus and higher plans, the release notes a rollout starting with Pro. Current ChatGPT pricing includes it on Plus and not on Go or Free.",
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      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-29",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "OpenAI API / ChatGPT Work / Codex",
          "audience": "API developers; eligible paid ChatGPT plans (Plus and up)",
          "note": "The API changelog released GPT-6.1 Sol on 29 Sep, and ChatGPT Work and Codex access began the same day.",
          "source": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog",
          "dateSource": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-29",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "ChatGPT Work",
          "audience": "Plus and higher (launch post) or Pro first (release notes)",
          "note": "OpenAI’s pages disagree on day 0. The launch post says it was available that day to all Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users; the release notes describe a rollout starting with Pro and expanding to Plus, Business, Enterprise and Edu. Either way, Work access began on 29 Sep. Work counts as consumer-app access.",
          "source": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes",
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            "https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-sol/"
          ]
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT",
          "audience": "Go",
          "note": "Go is the lowest ordinary individual paid plan. Current ChatGPT pricing marks GPT-6.1 Sol as unavailable on Go.",
          "source": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT Work",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "GPT-6.1 Sol is described as a model for eligible paid plans.",
          "source": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001275-chatgpt-work-and-codex"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "Anthropic",
      "model": "Claude Sonnet 5.5",
      "labSlug": "anthropic",
      "releaseLabel": "Claude Sonnet 5.5",
      "announced": "2026-09-28",
      "announcementSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5",
      "currentRead": "Sonnet 5.5 launched across Anthropic’s platforms and cloud partners on day zero. Current Claude pricing includes Sonnet on Pro and Free.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude products / Claude Platform / cloud partners",
          "audience": "Eligible users and developers",
          "note": "Anthropic says Sonnet 5.5 is available on all platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude Chat",
          "audience": "Claude users",
          "note": "Anthropic says anyone can chat with Sonnet 5.5 on Claude.ai; the launch announcement dates platform availability to 28 Sep.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/sonnet",
          "dateSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": "2026-09-28",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included",
          "surface": "Claude Chat",
          "audience": "Pro",
          "note": "Claude pricing includes Sonnet on Pro.",
          "source": "https://claude.com/pricing",
          "dateSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "Claude Chat",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Current Claude pricing includes Sonnet on Free. The first free-tier inclusion date is not established here.",
          "source": "https://claude.com/pricing"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "OpenAI",
      "model": "GPT-6 Sol",
      "labSlug": "openai",
      "releaseLabel": "GPT-6 Sol / Luna",
      "announced": "2026-09-22",
      "announcementSource": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog",
      "currentRead": "Sol reached the API, ChatGPT Work and Codex on 22 September. Work counts as consumer-app access. Go and Free do not include Sol on current ChatGPT pricing.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-22",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "OpenAI API / ChatGPT Work / Codex",
          "audience": "Developers; eligible paid subscribers",
          "note": "OpenAI released Sol in the API and introduced it in Work and Codex on the same day.",
          "source": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog",
          "dateSource": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-22",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "ChatGPT Work",
          "audience": "Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu",
          "note": "OpenAI’s launch post made Sol available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for all Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu users, and the release notes date that launch to 22 Sep. Work counts as consumer-app access.",
          "source": "https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-sol-and-luna/",
          "dateSource": "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT",
          "audience": "Go",
          "note": "Go is the lowest ordinary individual paid plan. Current pricing does not include GPT-6 Sol.",
          "source": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Current ChatGPT pricing marks GPT-6 Sol as unavailable on Free.",
          "source": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "Anthropic",
      "model": "Claude Opus 5.5",
      "labSlug": "anthropic",
      "releaseLabel": "Claude Opus 5.5",
      "announced": "2026-09-22",
      "announcementSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5",
      "currentRead": "Opus 5.5 launched on 22 September across Claude for paid consumers, the Claude Platform and cloud partners. Pro includes Opus; Free does not.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-22",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude / Claude Platform / cloud partners",
          "audience": "Paid consumers and developers",
          "note": "Anthropic’s 22 Sep announcement says Opus 5.5 is available on all platforms, and its Opus page lists Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise users.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus"
          ]
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-22",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude",
          "audience": "Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise",
          "note": "Anthropic lists Opus 5.5 for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise users; its announcement dates availability to 22 Sep.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/opus",
          "dateSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": "2026-09-22",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included",
          "surface": "Claude",
          "audience": "Pro",
          "note": "Current Claude pricing includes Opus on Pro.",
          "source": "https://claude.com/pricing",
          "dateSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-opus-5-5"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "Claude",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Current Claude pricing marks Opus as unavailable on Free.",
          "source": "https://claude.com/pricing"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "SpaceXAI",
      "model": "Grok 4.7",
      "labSlug": "xai",
      "releaseLabel": "Grok 4.7",
      "announced": "2026-09-21",
      "announcementSource": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7",
      "currentRead": "Grok 4.7 was self-serve on Cursor, Grok Build and the API on launch day. grok.com now labels its Expert and Heavy modes Grok 4.7; we found no SpaceXAI announcement and no published date. Expert mode starts at SuperGrok Lite and is not on the Free plan; whether Free’s unnamed Fast mode runs Grok 4.7 is not published.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-21",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "developer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Cursor / Grok Build / Grok API",
          "audience": "Developers and users of named coding surfaces",
          "note": "SpaceXAI explicitly listed these as available on launch day.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "grok.com Expert and Heavy modes",
          "audience": "Paid plans (Expert from SuperGrok Lite up)",
          "note": "grok.com now labels its Expert and Heavy modes Grok 4.7. The launch post did not name the chat app, and we found no SpaceXAI announcement of the switch, so no arrival date is published.",
          "source": "https://grok.com/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://x.ai/pricing",
            "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7"
          ]
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "grok.com Expert mode",
          "audience": "SuperGrok Lite",
          "note": "SpaceXAI’s pricing table includes Expert mode from SuperGrok Lite up, and grok.com’s Expert mode now runs Grok 4.7. The pricing table’s model row still names Grok 4.6, so this links two SpaceXAI pages; neither states it alone. No inclusion date is published.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/pricing",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://grok.com/"
          ]
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unknown",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Build is free; chat unknown",
          "surface": "Grok Build / Grok chat",
          "audience": "Free users",
          "note": "Grok Build offers a free start, but that does not establish Grok 4.7 in the ordinary chat product. On grok.com, Free has Fast mode, which names no model, and the pricing table leaves Expert off Free.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://x.ai/pricing",
            "https://grok.com/"
          ]
        }
      },
      "restriction": {
        "label": "Red-team capabilities",
        "audience": "Select cybersecurity partners",
        "note": "SpaceXAI says select partners receive invite-only access to Grok 4.7 red-team capabilities for defence research.",
        "source": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-7"
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "OpenAI",
      "model": "GPT-6 Astra",
      "labSlug": "openai",
      "releaseLabel": "GPT-6 Astra",
      "announced": "2026-09-03",
      "announcementSource": "https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/",
      "currentRead": "Astra reached developer and Work/Codex surfaces first. ChatGPT Go does not include it. Plus has limited Astra access through Work and Codex, while GPT-6 Pro in regular Chat starts on higher tiers.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-04",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "1 day",
          "surface": "OpenAI API / ChatGPT Work / Codex",
          "audience": "API developers; Pro, Business Premium, Enterprise",
          "note": "The API changelog dates Astra to 3 Sep, but the launch post says it first reached a limited set of organisations, with API and paid-plan access over the coming days. On 4 Sep OpenAI said Astra was live in the API and in Work and Codex for Pro, Enterprise and Business Premium. That is the dated event used here.",
          "source": "https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2095968413646737608",
          "dateSource": "https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2095968413646737608",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/"
          ]
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-04",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "1 day",
          "surface": "ChatGPT Work",
          "audience": "Pro, Business Premium, Enterprise",
          "note": "Work is a mode inside ChatGPT and counts as consumer-app access. OpenAI said rollout to Plus and Business might take a few days; Plus now includes Astra in Work and Codex.",
          "source": "https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2095968413646737608",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001275-chatgpt-work-and-codex"
          ]
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT",
          "audience": "Go",
          "note": "Go is the lowest ordinary individual paid plan. Current ChatGPT pricing marks GPT-6 Astra as unavailable on Go.",
          "source": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not included",
          "surface": "ChatGPT",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Current ChatGPT pricing marks GPT-6 Astra as unavailable on Free.",
          "source": "https://chatgpt.com/pricing/"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "Google",
      "model": "Gemini 3.8 Flash",
      "labSlug": "google",
      "releaseLabel": "Gemini 3.8 Flash",
      "announced": "2026-09-02",
      "announcementSource": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/",
      "currentRead": "Google shipped developer and consumer access on launch day for the Pro and Ultra plans named in its announcement. Google AI Plus is the lowest paid individual tier and is not named for 3.8 Flash. Google’s plan page lists 3.6 Flash for free users, and from 9 October Google says users without a plan get Flash-Lite only in the Gemini app.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-02",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Gemini API / AI Studio / Gemini consumer surfaces",
          "audience": "Developers; Google AI Pro and Ultra",
          "note": "Google directed developers and eligible consumer subscribers to use 3.8 Flash on launch day.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-02",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Gemini app / Search AI Mode / Sheets",
          "audience": "Google AI Pro and Ultra",
          "note": "The launch post explicitly names these consumer surfaces and tiers.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "not-listed",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not named (Pro and Ultra only)",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Google AI Plus",
          "note": "Google AI Plus is the lowest paid individual tier. The 3.8 launch post names Pro and Ultra for consumer access.",
          "source": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/"
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        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "not-listed",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not named",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "The launch post names Pro and Ultra for consumer access. Google’s plan page lists 3.6 Flash for free users, and from 9 October Google says users without a plan get Flash-Lite only.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/",
            "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17004136"
          ]
        }
      },
      "restriction": {
        "label": "3.8 Flash Cyber",
        "audience": "Trusted defenders through Fairwind",
        "note": "The Cyber variant uses a more permissive safeguard profile and is provided through Google’s Fairwind programme.",
        "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/"
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "Anthropic",
      "model": "Claude Fable 5.1",
      "labSlug": "anthropic",
      "releaseLabel": "Claude Fable 5.1",
      "announced": "2026-09-01",
      "announcementSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/fable",
      "currentRead": "Fable 5.1 was generally available from launch, but “available” and “included” diverge by plan. Max and premium seats include usage inside plan limits; Pro and standard seats draw from pay-as-you-go credits from the first request.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-09-01",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude products / API / cloud platforms",
          "audience": "Eligible paid users and developers",
          "note": "Anthropic describes Fable 5.1 as generally available and available on all platforms from launch.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1"
        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": "2026-09-01",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Claude web / mobile / desktop / Code",
          "audience": "Paid Claude plans",
          "note": "Anthropic’s plan guidance provides Fable access across paid Claude plans, with different billing treatment by tier.",
          "source": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable-models-on-your-plan",
          "dateSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude-fable-and-mythos-5-1"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "paid-extra",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Credits from first use",
          "surface": "Claude products",
          "audience": "Pro",
          "note": "Pro can use Fable 5.1 through pay-as-you-go credits from the first request. The normal plan allowance does not include those requests.",
          "source": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable-models-on-your-plan"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "unavailable",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Paid plans only",
          "surface": "Claude products",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Anthropic’s plan guidance limits Fable 5.1 access to paid plans; Free has no listed entitlement.",
          "source": "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15424964-claude-fable-models-on-your-plan"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "Anthropic",
      "model": "Claude Mythos 5.1",
      "labSlug": "anthropic",
      "releaseLabel": "Claude Mythos 5.1",
      "announced": "2026-09-01",
      "announcementSource": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos",
      "currentRead": "Mythos 5.1 has no ordinary self-serve path. Anthropic offers it to vetted cyberdefenders and life scientists through trusted-access programmes, currently to US organisations only; its Cyber Verification Program will add Mythos in the near future. A Claude Enterprise plan on its own gives access only through Claude Security scans, which run on Mythos 5.1.",
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      "companionArticle": "/blog/released-to-whom/",
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          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "restricted",
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          "audience": "Vetted US organisations; a Claude Enterprise plan alone gives Claude Security scans only",
          "note": "No ordinary self-serve date. The API launched for Project Glasswing participants, and the Life Sciences Verification Program is an invite-only beta. Claude Security scans run on Mythos 5.1 for all Enterprise customers, in public beta, without direct access to the model.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://claude.com/product/claude-security",
            "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview"
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        },
        "consumerApp": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Claude consumer app",
          "audience": "Ordinary subscribers",
          "note": "Anthropic limits Mythos 5.1 to trusted-access programmes; ordinary consumer availability is not offered.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos"
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Claude products",
          "audience": "Pro",
          "note": "A standard paid subscription does not itself grant Mythos 5.1 access.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "restricted",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Restricted",
          "surface": "Claude products",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Mythos 5.1 is restricted to vetted trusted-access programmes.",
          "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos"
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      },
      "restriction": {
        "label": "Trusted access programmes",
        "audience": "Vetted cyberdefenders and life scientists (US organisations for now)",
        "note": "Anthropic’s Mythos page says it provides access to a small, but growing, set of vetted organisations, and only to US organisations for now.",
        "source": "https://www.anthropic.com/claude/mythos"
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    },
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      "provider": "Google",
      "model": "Gemini 3.7 Flash",
      "labSlug": "google",
      "releaseLabel": "Gemini 3.7 Flash",
      "announced": "2026-08-13",
      "announcementSource": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/",
      "currentRead": "3.7 Flash reached developers and Gemini Spark on launch day for Pro and Ultra subscribers. Google AI Plus is the lowest paid individual tier and is not named for this launch. Google’s plan page lists 3.6 Flash for free users, and from 9 October Google says users without a plan get Flash-Lite only in the Gemini app.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-08-13",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "mixed",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Gemini API / AI Studio / Antigravity / Gemini Spark",
          "audience": "Developers; Google AI Pro and Ultra (Spark)",
          "note": "Google’s launch post directs developers to start building with 3.7 Flash immediately, and Gemini Spark switched to it the same day for Pro and Ultra subscribers.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/"
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        "consumerApp": {
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          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Day 0 via Spark",
          "surface": "Gemini app / Spark",
          "audience": "Google AI Pro and Ultra",
          "note": "Gemini Spark switched to 3.7 Flash on launch day for Pro and Ultra subscribers in supported countries.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/"
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        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "not-listed",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not named (Pro and Ultra only)",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Google AI Plus",
          "note": "Google AI Plus is the lowest paid individual tier. The launch post names Pro and Ultra for Spark access.",
          "source": "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/"
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        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "not-listed",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Not named",
          "surface": "Gemini consumer products",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "The launch post names Pro and Ultra for individual access. Google’s plan page lists 3.6 Flash for free users, and from 9 October Google says users without a plan get Flash-Lite only.",
          "source": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/",
            "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17004136"
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        }
      }
    },
    {
      "provider": "SpaceXAI",
      "model": "Grok 4.6",
      "labSlug": "xai",
      "releaseLabel": "Grok 4.6",
      "announced": "2026-08-12",
      "announcementSource": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-6",
      "currentRead": "Grok 4.6 launched first on developer and coding surfaces. Current SpaceXAI pricing lists 4.6 on every consumer plan, including Free and SuperGrok Lite; the first consumer arrival date is not published. grok.com no longer names 4.6 in any chat mode: Expert and Heavy now run Grok 4.7, and Fast names no model.",
      "checked": "2026-10-03",
      "access": {
        "anywhere": {
          "date": "2026-08-12",
          "state": "dated",
          "surfaceKind": "developer",
          "label": "Day 0",
          "surface": "Cursor / Grok Build / API / partners",
          "audience": "Developers and users of named coding surfaces",
          "note": "SpaceXAI lists these surfaces as available on launch day.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/news/grok-4-6"
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        "consumerApp": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "Grok web, iOS and Android apps",
          "audience": "Consumer plans",
          "note": "Current pricing lists Grok 4.6 and the web, iOS and Android apps on every consumer plan. The first app-arrival date is not published, and the grok.com modes that name a model (Expert, Heavy) now name Grok 4.7.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/pricing",
          "alsoSources": [
            "https://grok.com/"
          ]
        },
        "basePaid": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "Grok",
          "audience": "SuperGrok Lite",
          "note": "Current pricing lists Grok 4.6 on the lowest paid consumer plan. The first inclusion date is not published.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/pricing"
        },
        "freeTier": {
          "date": null,
          "state": "included-undated",
          "surfaceKind": "consumer",
          "label": "Included now",
          "surface": "Grok",
          "audience": "Free",
          "note": "Current pricing lists Grok 4.6 on Free. That table is the only evidence: Free’s Fast mode on grok.com names no model. The first free-tier inclusion date is not published.",
          "source": "https://x.ai/pricing"
        }
      }
    }
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