Grok 4.7 packs 2.1 trillion parameters, up 40% from Grok 4.6's 1.5 trillion, with a 500K token context window and low-to-xhigh reasoning levels. It scores 56 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index (up from 47) and ranks second to Claude Fable 5.1 on GDPval and AA-Briefcase.
Fable 5.1 scores 55.8% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 in Claude Code, ahead of Fable 5 (42%) and Opus 5 (52.3%). Pricing matches Fable 5, but API cache reads drop 75% to $0.25/MTok; Perplexity ranked it first on its August WANDR eval at 0.601.
The institute lists Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and Google's James Manyika as directors, with Legg as managing editor. Its first four essays cover AGI economic disruption, preserving readable model reasoning, human flourishing, and frontier-model evaluation.
Two new GPT-Image-2.5 models: Sunburst for sharper details and precise edits, Flare for high-quality generation over 50% faster. Both support transparent backgrounds; rolling out to ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex users.
ChatGPT Voice can now use plugins including email, calendar, and Slack, and be powered by GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna. It is available in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile for creating docs, decks, sites, and spreadsheets.
Documents unsealed Thursday in the New York Times' copyright suit quote Microsoft's Brent Hecht calling news scraping "the largest theft of labor in human history" and a "complete mockery of fair use." One 2023 memo warned of a "doom loop" that would hurt model performance and the web.