4 Frontier Models Dropped in 4 Days & ChatGPT Ad Revenue Hits $1B

Podcast: What the AI?! · Upstart

Opublikowano: 2026-09-08

Four frontier AI models dropped in just four days from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta, while ChatGPT ads crossed $1 billion in annual revenue. In Episode 90 of What the AI?!, Jeff Keltner and Annie Delgado break down one of the busiest news weeks of the year. Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 with zero-day data retention, Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, Meta unveiled Muse Spark 1.3, and OpenAI previewed ChatGPT 6 Astra. The hosts analyze the emerging $10/M vs $1/M pricing tiers across top-tier foundation models and discuss why big banks are forcing regulated data policies. Plus, OpenAI’s ad engine reached a $1...