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2026 in LLMs (so far)

Simon Willison's Weblog
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In late 2025 and early 2026, significant improvements in AI coding agents were made with the release of Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.1, making them reliable for daily use. Developers began exploring these capabilities extensively, marking a notable shift in practical AI applications.

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