Monthly Recap
AI in May 2026: the office tools grew agents — and meters
Notion 3.5, Atlassian Team '26, Linear Code Intelligence, ClickUp Brain² — May was when workspace AI matured, and the free agent trials began to meter.
AI in March 2026: Anthropic lands in Sydney, ChatGPT brings ads
A Sydney office for Anthropic, ads on ChatGPT in Australia, Claude inside Microsoft Copilot — March was the month the AU market got real attention, good and bad.
AI in June 2026: Gemini cuts AU prices, Anthropic ships Fable 5
A 36% Gemini price cut in Australia, the Mythos-class Claude Fable 5, and Copilot's usage-based billing going live — June moved prices in our favour and the frontier up again.
AI in January 2026: the month Australia got a price tag
ChatGPT Go, Google AI Plus in AUD, Claude Cowork, Replit Mobile Apps — January was the month Australia stopped being billed as an afterthought.
AI in February 2026: agents arrive and the models leap
Claude 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Perplexity Computer, Notion Custom Agents — February was a wall of frontier models and the first serious agents.
AI in April 2026: the month the billing fine print changed
ChatGPT Business price cut, GitHub Copilot's usage-based billing and data-training change, Claude Opus 4.7 — April was the month to read the fine print.
The Month in Australian AI: May 2026
The workspace-AI wave broke in May — and it's the month The AI Directory's anchor reviews went up. Here's what changed, and what it meant for Australians.
The Month in Australian AI: April 2026
Pricing models shifted and agentic features became the default tier. Here is what April 2026 meant for Australian businesses, and where it cost more than it saved.
The Month in Australian AI: March 2026
Anthropic planted a flag in Sydney, ChatGPT started showing ads in Australia, and Copilot let you pick your model. March was the month the AI majors stopped treating Australia as an afterthought.
The Month in Australian AI: February 2026
Agentic AI moved from demo to default, and the models jumped a generation. Our recap of the month that reset the baseline for Australian users.
The Month in Australian AI: January 2026
January 2026 was the month Australia stopped being an afterthought for AI vendors. Cheaper tiers, AUD pricing, and launch-day access all landed at once.