OpenAI Releases GPT-5.3-Codex, Anthropic Unveils Opus 4.6
OpenAI and Anthropic released competing AI models on Thursday: OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.3-Codex, a faster, more efficient coding-focused model with a standalone desktop app, while Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.6, adding a larger context window for longer documents and productivity tasks. The launches coincided with back-to-back podcast appearances and ad-driven marketing jabs over ChatGPT's planned ads, highlighting intensified commercial rivalry.
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- Read OriginalAnthropic and OpenAI release dueling AI models on the same day in an escalating rivalrybusinessinsider.com
- Read OriginalAnthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upthehindu.com
