Track sourced AI model releases and pricing changes
Post-mortems, infrastructure reports, and unit economic analysis of leading generative AI platforms.
Chronological release and pricing-event discovery
The All AI Ask blog hub tracks sourced model releases and pricing events by event date, publication date, and verification date, then routes readers to the canonical current owner. It is chronological discovery, not a live catalog or market report. Verified 2026-09-02; missing sources and conflicting claims stay visible.
Verified 2026-09-02. Qualitative demand is search-result evidence only; exact monthly volume is unavailable.
Release-and-pricing event chronology
Scope: Owns server-rendered article/event ordering and separates event, publication, verification, effective, and current-state dates.
Deterministic formula/rule: chronology = sort(event date, then publication date, then article ID); missing event date => explicitly undated
Evidence owner: All AI Ask release archive · verified 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
| Frozen scenario | Request / response / model / provider / host / surface / realm / account / artifact / claim / rate / event / prompt / config / usage fields | Bounded result |
|---|---|---|
| model launch | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=model launch Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=model launch Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to model launch; no broader claim is inferred. |
| endpoint rollout | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=endpoint rollout Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=endpoint rollout Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to endpoint rollout; no broader claim is inferred. |
| price announcement | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=price announcement Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=price announcement Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to price announcement; no broader claim is inferred. |
| price activation | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=price activation Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=price activation Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to price activation; no broader claim is inferred. |
| retirement notice | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=retirement notice Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=retirement notice Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to retirement notice; no broader claim is inferred. |
| retirement cutoff | Inputs: one dated event or source artifact; fixture=retirement cutoff Joined fields: event ID, artifact URL/hash, publisher, exact endpoint or model ID, event/capture/verification timestamps, current/superseded/missing state; scenario-specific evidence key=retirement cutoff Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | DATED — artifact/date join required Keep the event snapshot separate from current state and use the narrowest source-backed date Fixture outcome is bounded to retirement cutoff; no broader claim is inferred. |
Article evidence and correction ledger
Scope: Owns claim/source/date/owner support state for first-party, derived, attributed, superseded, conflicting, and missing evidence.
Deterministic formula/rule: support = source class + claim hash + date alignment; conflict or missing source => corrected or unavailable
Evidence owner: All AI Ask editorial source record · verified 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
| Frozen scenario | Request / response / model / provider / host / surface / realm / account / artifact / claim / rate / event / prompt / config / usage fields | Bounded result |
|---|---|---|
| first-party-supported claim | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=first-party-supported claim Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=first-party-supported claim Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to first-party-supported claim; no broader claim is inferred. |
| derived calculation | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=derived calculation Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=derived calculation Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to derived calculation; no broader claim is inferred. |
| attributed provider claim | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=attributed provider claim Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=attributed provider claim Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to attributed provider claim; no broader claim is inferred. |
| superseded fact | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=superseded fact Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=superseded fact Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to superseded fact; no broader claim is inferred. |
| conflicting source | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=conflicting source Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=conflicting source Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to conflicting source; no broader claim is inferred. |
| missing-source | Inputs: one article or provider claim fixture; fixture=missing-source Joined fields: claim hash, exact wording, evidence class, source URL, source date, owner, correction/version, independent validator or denominator; scenario-specific evidence key=missing-source Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | CALIBRATED — claim support required Publish only the attributed or verified claim state; disagreement or absent support remains explicitly unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to missing-source; no broader claim is inferred. |
Event-to-current-owner route map
Scope: Owns handoff from historical discovery to current model, price, version, migration, lifecycle, or task owners without duplicating their scope.
Deterministic formula/rule: handoff = question class -> canonical current owner; stale event warning remains on article
Evidence owner: All AI Ask model registry · verified 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
| Frozen scenario | Request / response / model / provider / host / surface / realm / account / artifact / claim / rate / event / prompt / config / usage fields | Bounded result |
|---|---|---|
| launch specs | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=launch specs Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=launch specs Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to launch specs; no broader claim is inferred. |
| current price | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=current price Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=current price Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to current price; no broader claim is inferred. |
| version choice | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=version choice Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=version choice Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to version choice; no broader claim is inferred. |
| migration steps | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=migration steps Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=migration steps Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to migration steps; no broader claim is inferred. |
| deprecation status | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=deprecation status Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=deprecation status Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to deprecation status; no broader claim is inferred. |
| task recommendation | Inputs: one surface or canonical-owner handoff request; fixture=task recommendation Joined fields: route owner, exact host/surface/realm, requested/effective ID, prerequisite, availability/effective date, current-owner URL, account class; scenario-specific evidence key=task recommendation Verification: observed values are accepted only from the named source; assumptions remain labeled. | ROUTED — owner boundary enforced Route to the named owner only when the surface, date, identity, and prerequisite joins agree; otherwise show conditional or Unavailable Fixture outcome is bounded to task recommendation; no broader claim is inferred. |
Primary sources: All AI Ask release archive · All AI Ask model registry
Contextual reading: All AI Ask home · Grok retirement article · Gemini 3.7 Flash release · Grok 4.6 release · DeepSeek V4 pricing event · Claude Sonnet 5 release
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