AI Daily Briefing

GPT-6 Reaches Every ChatGPT User as Anthropic Slashes Haiku Pricing

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 11 min

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OpenAI put GPT-6 and Intelligent UI in front of all ChatGPT users, with a system card that flags teen-safety regressions, while Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5 at a tenth of Haiku 4.5's token price for most requests. Plus Broadcom's talks to finance OpenAI's custom chips and Manus's $500 million round after Beijing blocked the Meta deal.

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OpenAI put GPT-6 and Intelligent UI in front of all ChatGPT users, with a system card that flags teen-safety regressions, while Anthropic launched Claude Haiku 5.5 at a tenth of Haiku 4.5's token price for most requests. Plus Broadcom's talks to finance OpenAI's custom chips and Manus's $500 million round after Beijing blocked the Meta deal.

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