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Comparison

Kimi K3.1 Pro vs K3: Which Workloads Are Worth Upgrading?

Kimi K3.1 Pro improves launch evaluations, but lower token rates do not guarantee cheaper tasks. Compare workload fit, billing and migration criteria.

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Release Watch

Claude Opus 5.5 Release Date: What Changed on September 22

Claude Opus 5.5 was released on September 22, 2026. This release update covers the confirmed model facts, the price cut against Opus 5, the four breaking changes for existing integrations, and the next steps for EvoLink users.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Sonnet 5: Is the Upgrade Worth It?

Compare Sonnet 5.5 with Sonnet 5: confirmed changes, compatibility checks, task-level cost measurement, and a rollout plan with rollback.

Claude Sonnet 5: What Changes for Sonnet 4.6 Workloads

What Sonnet 4.6 users should review before moving production workloads to Claude Sonnet 5.

GPT-6.1 Sol vs GPT-6 Sol: Same Input/Output Rates, Lower Cache Cost, New Migration Rules

Compare GPT-6.1 Sol with GPT-6 Sol on cache costs, reasoning settings and tool calling. Use workload-level examples and an upgrade gate for coding agents.

GPT-6 Luna vs GPT-5.6 Luna: Half the List Price, Fewer Mistakes — Worth Migrating Your Queue?

GPT-6 Luna (Sept 22, 2026) vs GPT-5.6 Luna: half the OpenAI list price, same 1.05M context, newer cutoff, a new Chat Completions tool-calling rule, and OpenAI's reported factuality and deception gains. Field-level checks and cost per accepted record.

GPT-6 Sol vs GPT-5.6 Sol: Half the List Price, Same 1.05M Context — Should You Upgrade?

GPT-6 Sol (Sept 22, 2026) vs GPT-5.6 Sol: half the OpenAI list price, same 1.05M context, newer cutoff, a new Chat Completions tool-calling rule, and OpenAI's reported DeepSWE and deception gains. A cost-per-accepted-task gate for migrating coding agents.

Grok 4.7 vs 4.6: What Changed, Benchmarks, Should You Upgrade?

An upgrade decision for existing Grok users: what changed in 4.7, xAI-reported and Artificial Analysis benchmarks in one view, the token-consumption difference behind the identical price, and a safe test-and-rollout method.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Migration Guide: Pro, Flash & Vision

Which DeepSeek model IDs changed on the direct API and on EvoLink, how to test V4.1 Flash against your current model, and how to roll out and fall back.

How to Use the GPT-6 Astra API: First Call, Effort Levels & Migration from GPT-5.6

Call gpt-6-astra through EvoLink in Python, Node.js, or cURL. Learn which features need the Responses API, how to pick a reasoning effort, what to change when migrating from GPT-5.6, and how the 272K long-context band and prompt caching change your bill.

GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-5.6: Context, Cost & Upgrade Decision

Migrate or hold? Compare $10/$50 vs $4/$20 list prices, published index scores, cache and 272K long-context rules, and a routing rule for GPT-6 Astra vs GPT-5.6 Sol.

Claude Fable 5.1 Release Date: What Changed on September 1

Claude Fable 5.1 launched on September 1, 2026. This release update explains the confirmed model changes, compatibility risks, and next steps for EvoLink users.

GLM-5.3 vs GLM-5.2: What Changed and Should You Switch?

Same base model, all post-training gains — plus a breaking change: thinking can no longer be disabled. See verified differences and when to stay on GLM-5.2.

Wan 3.0 vs Wan 2.7: Is It Worth Upgrading?

Choose Wan 3.0 for 30-second or mixed-reference generation; keep Wan 2.7 for video editing, continuation, and precise voice binding. See a safe rollout plan.