GPT-6 Stole the Show, but Anthropic, Meta and Google Also Had New AI Models This Week

While OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra is making a big splash in the AI world with its debut, it was far from the only one to be announced this week. When there’s a new, updated model seemingly every other day, it’s hard to stay up to date, let alone be excited, but the onslaught of new offerings is something to note. It wasn’t just OpenAI: Fellow AI heavy hitters Anthropic, Meta, and Google also announced updates to AI models. While each new model has its own strengths, a focus we’re seeing more and more often is advancements in agentic AI workflows, and each new announcement spotlight on those capabilities. Below, we’ll break down all of the latest models from this week and give you the details. GPT-6 Astra Of all models released this week, OpenAI’s is the only one that’s not a “.x” update. GPT-6 As