What changed in AI tools: week 30, 2026

20–26 Jul 2026 · 5 updates from 6 tools. Pricing and limits first.

Pricing 1

  1. PricingNotion AI
    Notion Workers usage now shows in the credits dashboard ahead of beta's end

    Workers are free to try during the beta on Business and Enterprise; usage is visible so teams can size credits.

Model 4

  1. Midjourney V8.2 launches

    The update targets aesthetics, image quality and personalization, with far fewer random low-quality images.

    Source: updates.midjourney.com
  2. Claude Opus 5 launches near Fable 5's intelligence at half the price

    Anthropic describes Opus 5 as thoughtful and proactive, close to Fable 5's frontier intelligence at half the price.

    Source: support.claude.com
  3. ModelGrok
    Grok 4.5 reaches grok.com, X, iOS and Android

    xAI called Grok 4.5 its most intelligent model at the time.

    Source: x.ai
  4. ModelGemini
    Gemini 3.6 Flash rolls out to all Gemini app users

    An upgraded Flash model for everyday tasks, available globally from the model picker.

    Source: gemini.google