What changed in July 2026

14 changes across 9 tools in July 2026. The busiest were Codex (2), Cursor (2) and Claude Code (2); most changes were model and release updates.

Friday, July 31, 2026

ClinereleaseCline 4.1.0 starts a staged rollout of the SDK-based extensionVersion 4.1.0 bundles the old and new extensions in one package and moves a small share of users to the SDK build.CodexmodelOpenAI schedules GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini to leave Codex on August 31Both GPT-5.4 models would stop working in Codex sessions signed in with ChatGPT on August 31, 2026.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

CursorpricingCursor Start: a ₹649-a-month plan for developers in India, payable by UPICursor launched a lower-priced monthly plan for India, billed in rupees with UPI or card.

Monday, July 27, 2026

ZedmodelZed 1.12.1 adds Claude Opus 5 for bring-your-own-key usersZed added Claude Opus 5 to its Anthropic and Amazon Bedrock bring-your-own-key providers.

Friday, July 24, 2026

Claude CodemodelClaude Opus 5 becomes the default Opus model; Opus 4.7 loses fast modeClaude Code 2.1.219 added Opus 5 with a 1M context window and changed which models support fast mode.CopilotmodelClaude Opus 5 rolls out to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and EnterpriseAnthropic's Claude Opus 5 started rolling out across Copilot's IDEs, CLI, app and web on higher-tier plans.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

CursorreleaseCursor Router now powers Auto mode, with Intelligence, Balance and Cost settingsAuto mode now routes each request to a model based on the task and its difficulty, with a cost-versus-quality setting.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

AmppricingAmp launches monthly subscriptions in betaAmp added monthly subscription plans alongside pay-as-you-go token pricing.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

KiromodelOpenAI models come to Kiro for the first time: GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and LunaKiro added its first OpenAI models in three cost tiers, each with its own credit multiplier.

Thursday, July 9, 2026

AmpmodelAmp swaps its smart, deep and rush modes for a low-to-ultra DialAmp folded its model-named modes into four effort levels: low, medium, high and ultra.CodexmodelGPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna become generally available in CodexOpenAI made the three-tier GPT-5.6 family generally available in Codex, ChatGPT and the API.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Antigravity CLIreleaseAntigravity CLI 1.1.0 makes review-before-write the defaultVersion 1.1.0 pauses before every file write to show a line-level diff, and makes execution modes easier to switch.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Claude CodeoutageFable 5 returns to Claude Code after a 19-day export-control suspensionFable 5 came back on July 1 after Anthropic switched it off for everyone on June 12 to comply with US export controls.KiropricingKiro replaces individual overages with prepaid add-on creditsPaid individual plans now buy prepaid credit packs at $0.04 per credit instead of being billed for overages.