OpenAI rolled out GPT‑5.5 for paying users, DeepSeek previewed its V4 series and Anthropic launched Opus 4.7, intensifying a three‑way race to dominate the next generation of artificial‑intelligence tools. The releases target coding, reasoning and agentic tasks, each promising longer context windows, cheaper hardware deployment and sharper output quality. While OpenAI highlighted the model’s intuitive coding assistance, DeepSeek touted a hybrid‑attention architecture that retains long query histories. Anthropic’s Opus 4.7 focuses on literal prompt interpretation and refined visual aesthetics. The flurry of announcements underscores a fast‑moving market where companies vie for developer and enterprise adoption amid geopolitical scrutiny. Read more →