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AI Model Mania: Opus 4.6 Drops with Speed & Controversy

Summary: Friday brings big AI model news as Cursor launches Opus 4.6 at blazing speed, while technical analysis reveals familiar bugs and usage guides proliferate. The community’s still figuring out the new landscape.

Timeline:

  • 18:48 — Opus 4.6 (fast mode) now live in Cursor! 2.5x faster in research preview. @cursor_ai
  • 18:48 — Pricing: $30 input / $150 output tokens, 50% off for next 10 days. @cursor_ai
  • 13:14 — GPT Plus model usage guide: 5.3 xHigh burns ~1% per 2-3 minutes, choose wisely per task. @duganist
  • Feb 6 — Opus 4.6 has same “strstrstr” bug as 4.5! Debunks “actually Sonnet 5 renamed” rumors since Sonnet models don’t have this bug. @arm1st1ce
  • 20:14 — New 4K Grok desktop wallpapers drop. @doganuraldesign

📱 Source Tweets

Opus 4.6 (fast mode) is now available in Cursor! It's 2.5x as fast in research preview.

— @cursor_ai

It's priced at $30 input / $150 output tokens. For the next 10 days, it's available for 50% off.

— @cursor_ai

Guide for GPT Plus users on Codex, how model choice burns your weekly limit %: 5.3 xHigh - about 1% per 2-3 minutes 5.3 High - 1% / 5-6m 5.3 Med - 1% / 10-15m 5.2 Med - 1% / 15-20m 5.1 Min - 1% / 30m So choose wisely per task

— @duganist

Opus 4.6 has the same "strstrstr" bug as Opus 4.5! (This also means the "Opus 4.6 is actually Sonnet 5 but renamed" rumors are probably false, as the Sonnet models don't have this bug)

— @arm1st1ce

New 4K Grok desktop wallpapers

— @doganuraldesign