#coding

GitHub on March 5, 2026 said GPT-5.4 is generally available in GitHub Copilot. The rollout spans major IDEs, GitHub CLI, mobile apps, github.com, and the Copilot Coding Agent.

Anthropic introduced Claude Sonnet 4.6 on February 17, 2026, adding a beta 1M token context window while keeping API pricing at $3/$15 per million tokens. The company says the new default model improves coding, computer use, and long-context reasoning enough to cover more work that previously pushed users toward Opus-class models.

Claude Sonnet 4.6, released February 17, delivers dramatically improved coding and computer use (72.5% on OSWorld—a nearly fivefold improvement) with a 1M token context window in beta, at unchanged pricing from Sonnet 4.5.

A high-engagement r/LocalLLaMA thread tracked the MiniMax-M2.5 release on Hugging Face. The model card emphasizes agentic coding/search benchmarks, runtime speedups, and aggressive cost positioning.

DeepSeek is set to launch its next-generation coding-focused AI model V4 in mid-February, featuring 1M+ token context windows and consumer GPU support for unprecedented developer accessibility.

A researcher dramatically improved 15 LLMs' coding performance with a single change. By redesigning the edit tool rather than the model, Grok Code Fast's success rate jumped 10x from 6.7% to 68.3%.

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, the first model to debug its own training and manage deployment. Released with tight security controls due to cybersecurity concerns.

OpenAI and Anthropic engaged in a dramatic race to release their latest AI coding models on February 5, with Anthropic moving its announcement 15 minutes earlier and OpenAI responding with GPT-5.3-Codex, the first model that helped build itself.