Changelog
Coding agent updates
Newest releases, features, and pricing changes from every coding agent we cover — sourced from each provider's official changelog.
Last verified: April 2026
Subscribe via RSS ↗- ·Gemini CLI·Model
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview becomes the default in Gemini CLI
Google promoted Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview to the default coding model. 1M context, $2/$12 per MTok up to 200K input tokens (then $4/$18). Gemini 3 Flash and 3.1 Flash-Lite are also available for cheaper, faster work.
- ·Claude Code·Model
Claude Opus 4.7 released — strongest agentic coding model
Anthropic released Opus 4.7 with a step-change in agentic coding over 4.6, a 1M-token context window, and a new tokenizer. Pricing stays at $5/$25 per MTok. Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 are now deprecated.
- ·Claude Code·Feature
Subagents become first-class in Claude Code
Claude Code adds named subagents you can spawn from the command line and chain into pipelines. Subagents share the parent session's context and tools.
- ·Claude Code·Model
Claude Haiku 4.5 added as fast/cheap option
Haiku 4.5 lands in Claude Code with extended thinking, 200K context, and pricing of $1/$5 per MTok — replacing Haiku 3.5 for routine refactors and codegen.
- ·Cursor·Release
Cursor 1.4 ships with Background Agents
Long-running tasks run on Cursor's cloud while you keep coding locally. Tasks resume across machines and can open PRs autonomously.
- ·GitHub Copilot·Model
Copilot model picker adds Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.7, and Gemini 3.1 Pro
GitHub Copilot Chat now exposes Claude Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.7, Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Gemini 3 Flash alongside the default GPT-5. Available on Pro, Business, and Enterprise.
- ·GitHub Copilot·Model
GPT-5 and Claude 4 Sonnet land in Copilot Chat
GitHub Copilot adds a model picker for Chat with GPT-5 and Claude 4 Sonnet alongside the default model. Available on Pro, Business, and Enterprise.
- ·All agents·Deprecation
Gemini 3 Pro Preview shut down — migrate to 3.1 Pro
Google retired Gemini 3 Pro Preview on March 9, 2026. Coding agents and CLI users should migrate to gemini-3.1-pro-preview to avoid service disruption.
- ·Gemini CLI·Feature
Gemini CLI gains MCP server support
You can now connect Gemini CLI to any Model Context Protocol server for filesystem, browser, and database tools — same MCP ecosystem used by Claude Code.
- ·OpenCode·Release
OpenCode v1.0 — stable release
First stable cut of OpenCode TUI with multi-provider support (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, local Ollama) and a plugin API for custom tools.
- ·Claude Code·Pricing
Claude Code free tier expanded
Anthropic raised the free monthly token allowance for Claude Code, making it the most generous free tier among major coding agents.
- ·All agents·Feature
CodeAgents launches model & benchmark matrix
Compare every coding agent's supported models and benchmark scores side-by-side at /models.