Apr 24, 2026New Models & Releases
Simon Willison rounds up GPT 5.5, image updates, and Claude changes
Simon Willison's newsletter covers GPT 5.5, ChatGPT Images 2.0, Qwen3.6-27B, Claude Code pricing confusion, and system prompt changes between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7.
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7.6
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Novelty · 25%
8
Novelty
Impact · 35%
8
Impact
Credibility · 20%
8
Credibility
Depth · 20%
6
Depth
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- 01Simon Willison's newsletter covers GPT 5.5 and ChatGPT Images 2.0.
- 02The Qwen3.6-27B model is among the topics discussed.
- 03The post addresses Claude Code pricing confusion.
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- 01Simon Willison's newsletter covers GPT 5.5 and ChatGPT Images 2.0.
- 02The Qwen3.6-27B model is among the topics discussed.
- 03The post addresses Claude Code pricing confusion.
- 04System prompt differences between Claude Opus 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.7 are noted.
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