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Anthropic and Google launch new AI models; Anthropic claims top benchmarks, cuts prices

Anthropic launches Claude 5.1 models claiming top benchmarks and 25% price cut; Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash.

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Anthropic launched two new AI models, Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1. [1] Google launched two new AI models, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber. [2] Google announced at I/O 2026 in May that it would launch Google Pics, an AI-powered image creator and editor built into Google Workspace, and the tool is now in general availability. [3] Google made Pics available starting today to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra personal plans, to Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus plans, and to Google AI Pro for Education plans. [4] Google announced on 2026-05-12 that Google Pics, an image generation and design application, has expanded from a limited tester group to broad availability. [5] Google has launched Google Pics, a new AI-powered image creation and editing tool designed to compete with Canva. [6] Anthropic cut prices for typical workloads by around 25 percent, as part of its new model launch. [7] Google Pics is built natively into Google Workspace, allowing users to click an image in Google Docs or Slides to open the Pics editor as an overlay, with the ability to edit images uploaded to Google Drive expected in the coming weeks. [8] Google said its Pics tool, built on the Nano Banana model, offers object-based editing capabilities including selecting individual objects, editing or translating text elements, cropping for different formats, upscaling to 2K or 4K, and executing multiple edits at once. [9] Google Pics allows users to build designs from scratch, edit existing images, and use image segmentation to edit, move, or resize specific subjects and objects within a picture. [10] Access to Google Pics is currently available for users with active commercial Google Workspace subscriptions, specifically Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and AI Expanded Access plans. [11] Google Pics is built on the Nano Banana generation model and is integrated into the Google Workspace ecosystem, including Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Drive. [12]
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  1. Anthropic launched two new AI models, Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1. · indiatimes.comIndia
  2. Google launched two new AI models, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber. · indiatimes.comIndia
  3. Google announced at I/O 2026 in May that it would launch Google Pics, an AI-powered image creator and editor built into Google Workspace, and the tool is now in general availability. · 9to5Google
  4. Google made Pics available starting today to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra personal plans, to Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus plans, and to Google AI Pro for Education plans. · 9to5Google
  5. Google announced on 2026-05-12 that Google Pics, an image generation and design application, has expanded from a limited tester group to broad availability. · Android Authority
  6. Google has launched Google Pics, a new AI-powered image creation and editing tool designed to compete with Canva. · Excélsior
  7. Anthropic cut prices for typical workloads by around 25 percent, as part of its new model launch. · indiatimes.comIndia
  8. Google Pics is built natively into Google Workspace, allowing users to click an image in Google Docs or Slides to open the Pics editor as an overlay, with the ability to edit images uploaded to Google Drive expected in the coming weeks. · 9to5Google
  9. Google said its Pics tool, built on the Nano Banana model, offers object-based editing capabilities including selecting individual objects, editing or translating text elements, cropping for different formats, upscaling to 2K or 4K, and executing multiple edits at once. · 9to5Google
  10. Google Pics allows users to build designs from scratch, edit existing images, and use image segmentation to edit, move, or resize specific subjects and objects within a picture. · Android Authority
  11. Access to Google Pics is currently available for users with active commercial Google Workspace subscriptions, specifically Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and AI Expanded Access plans. · Excélsior
  12. Google Pics is built on the Nano Banana generation model and is integrated into the Google Workspace ecosystem, including Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Drive. · Excélsior
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