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OpenAI ExploitBench chart reports Astra at 100% capability coverage and GPT-5.6 Sol at 78.5%, plotted against output tokens.
Research chart© OpenAIEditorial excerptOriginal storyOpenAI’s ExploitBench results without production safeguards, from Astra’s safety report. Company-reported evaluation; not an independent test or the unrestricted capability of the public release.

openai · models

OpenAI starts GPT-6 Astra rollout with critical cyber capability gated

OpenAI's September 5 Astra launch combines a new computer-use flagship with restricted exploit generation and a staged expansion through Daybreak.

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Google’s HLE-Verified chart compares Gemini 3.8 Flash at 54.9% with earlier Flash and competing models.
Research chart© Google DeepMindEditorial excerptOriginal storyGoogle’s HLE-Verified comparison for Gemini 3.8 Flash, from its model page. Vendor-reported reasoning scores do not measure reliability on a complete agent workflow.

google · gemini

Gemini 3.8 Flash moves Google's workhorse model toward long-running agents

Google's newest Flash model combines a one-million-token input window, multimodal input, computer use, and a larger emphasis on sustained agent work.

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OpenRouter stacked weekly token-volume chart shows Chinese-author models overtaking American-author models in early June 2026.
Research chart© OpenRouterEditorial excerptOriginal storyOpenRouter’s weekly token volume by model-author country through June 14, 2026. This measures OpenRouter traffic, not the whole AI market or user nationality.

open-weights · glm-5.2

Chinese open-weight models are winning more AI workloads

OpenRouter data shows Chinese models overtook US models in token share in early June, driven by capable, lower-cost open weights.

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Still from Google’s demo labeled UI controlled by Gemini 3.5 Flash, showing the Gemini app being explored through its mobile environment.
Product screenshot© GoogleEditorial excerptOriginal storyA still from Google’s Gemini 3.5 Flash computer-use demo. Google says the model explored the app across 73 turns; the demo shortens the sequence.

google · gemini

Gemini 3.5 Flash gets computer use as a built-in tool

Google moved computer control into its main Flash model and added confirmation and prompt-injection safeguards for enterprise agents.

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