AI Assistants & Chatbots
GPT-5.4 First Look: OpenAI Teaches ChatGPT to Use a Computer
Native computer use, a million-token context, and a 33% cut in claim errors. The March model that mattered.
Google ends the free Gemini Pro student offer in Australia (2026)
Google has shut the door on its free 12-month Gemini Pro student offer for Australian students. Here's what you now pay — and the free option that still works.
Anthropic is coming to Sydney — and says Australian coders are the reason
The maker of Claude is opening its fourth Asia-Pacific office in Sydney — and the phrase Australian businesses should notice is 'exploring local compute.'
Perplexity Computer First Look: 19 Models, One Agent, A$280 a Month
Perplexity's answer engine grew hands. Computer routes your task across 19 models and works in the background.
Google AI Plus First Look: The Cheap Seat at the AI Table
A genuine budget tier from a frontier lab: A$7.99 a month, 400GB of storage, family sharing.
Gemini 3.1 Pro First Look: Google Doubles the Reasoning Score That Matters
Google's new flagship doubles the hardest reasoning benchmark going and lands everywhere at once — the app, the API, and NotebookLM.
Perplexity Deep Research goes Opus-class — Claude Opus 4.6 lands for Pro and Max in 2026
Perplexity's Deep Research now runs on a Claude Opus model for the first time — Opus 4.5 from 6 February, upgraded to Opus 4.6 on the 13th. Here's what the Opus-class jump means for Australian Pro and Max subscribers.
Perplexity Model Council First Look: Three Frontier AIs Argue, You Get the Answer
One question, three frontier models, one reconciled answer. The idea is genuinely clever. The price of admission is the problem.
Claude Opus 4.6 First Look: A Million Tokens of Memory, Four Speeds of Thinking
Anthropic's new flagship reads a million tokens at once and lets you choose how hard it thinks. The catch for Australians hasn't moved.