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Agent updates

Capability, pricing and access changes, and notable events. Each entry shows its date and sources. We only use the word "breaking" when the primary source's own date is within 48 hours. Unconfirmed reports are labelled with a confidence level and are never presented as fact.

2026-10-01 · Site note

AgentComparison goes live with 16 documented agents

Sixteen agents at launch, one coding-agent guide and a comparison tool are live. Every record carries its sources and the date it was checked. Nothing has been hands-on tested.

Confidence: Not applicable

2026-10-01 · Guide

New: AI agent use cases, grouped by job

Six jobs (coding, personal admin, errands, customer service, team workflows, building your own) mapped to the agents whose vendors document them.

Confidence: Vendor statements, attributed

2026-10-01 · Site note

Pricing filter added to the directory and comparison tool

Filter by free tier or open source documented, published USD price verified, usage-based, or price not verified. Unknown prices stay labelled as unknown.

Confidence: Not applicable

2026-09-30 · Agent update · Claude Code

Claude Code 2.1.286: permission prompts show a count when requests stack up

Anthropic's release notes for v2.1.286 (published 30 September 2026 19:10 UTC) add an "N of M" count to stacked permission prompts, and fix several session-resume and login issues. Relevant if you review approvals often.

Confidence: Primary source (vendor release notes) · Sources: github.com

2026-09-29 · Agent update · Claude Code

Claude Code 2.1.285: admins can limit API providers; web fetching can be turned off

Release notes for v2.1.285 (29 September 2026) add an allowedProviders managed setting to limit which API providers a machine may use, and an environment variable to disable the WebFetch tool.

Confidence: Primary source (vendor release notes) · Sources: github.com

2026-09-29 · New agent · Manus

Manus 2.0 and a new personal-agent app, Cue

Manus documents a rebuilt Manus 2.0 (Cascade engine, Manus Studio desktop workspace, Cloud Computer, Automations, Remote Control) and Cue, an invitation-only app where each agent has its own email, phone number, wallet and computer. Manus says its efficiency figures come from one tested configuration, not an average. InfoWorld reported the launch on 29 September 2026. Cue is now in the directory.

Confidence: Vendor documentation plus trade press · Sources: help.manus.imwww.infoworld.com

2026-09-29 · Agent update · Devin

Devin adds GPT-6.1 Sol in Devin Desktop and CLI

Cognition says OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol is live in Devin Desktop and Devin CLI. The cost and score figures in the post come from Cognition's own FrontierCode benchmark and are not independent.

Confidence: Primary source (vendor blog); benchmark claims are the vendor's · Sources: devin.ai

2026-09-28 · Agent update · Claude Code

Claude Code 2.1.284: Claude Sonnet 5.5 added as the default Sonnet model

The v2.1.284 release notes (28 September 2026) say Claude Sonnet 5.5 is now the default Sonnet model on the Anthropic API, with 1M context and $2/$10 per million tokens, cache reads $0.20 per million. These figures are Anthropic's, as stated in the notes.

Confidence: Primary source (vendor release notes) · Sources: github.com

2026-09-25 · Agent update · Replit Agent

Replit acquires Atta and adds interactive charts to Replit chat

Replit says it has acquired Atta and that you can ask Replit Agent to visualise data, with interactive charts in chat. Replit describes it as aimed at business analysis without writing SQL.

Confidence: Primary source (vendor blog) · Sources: replit.com