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AI Daily | October 28, 2026 Evening Edition: GPT-6.1 Terra Price Halved, Anthropic Files for the Largest IPO in History

Published: 2026-10-28 20:00  |  Category: AI Daily  |  Read: about 8 min

Top Stories This Evening

  • OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra: API prices cut 50% versus the previous generation, focused on Computer Use and agent applications
  • Anthropic formally files for an IPO: listing on Nasdaq under the ticker "ANT" at a valuation of up to $2 trillion
  • Google DeepMind launches Genie 4: a new-generation world model with real-time interaction and natively synchronized audio generation
  • The large-model price war intensifies: mainstream models have cut prices by up to 80% since June, with mid-tier APIs halved again
  • Rokid unveils full-color AI glasses: China's first full-color AR glasses from 4,999 yuan, integrated with the Qwen office agent

1. OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Terra: Mid-Tier API Prices Halved, Focus on Computer Use

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OpenAI officially released GPT-6.1 Terra on October 27, its latest mid-tier model, focused on computer operation and agent application scenarios.

  • Standard API input is priced at $1 per million tokens and output at $5, 50% lower than the previous generation, GPT-5.6 Terra
  • Cached input drops as low as $0.05 per million tokens
  • Supports recognizing screen content and operating software to complete multi-step office tasks
  • Already available in ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API, for Plus, Pro, Enterprise and Education users
Editor's note: GPT-6.1 Terra is not OpenAI's most capable model, but it has already reached the capability band of flagship models at a much lower cost. With Terra entering at a $1 price point and selling "operating the computer for you," the endgame of this competition is no longer the parameter leaderboard but whose agent can actually clock in and do the work.

2. Anthropic Formally Files for an IPO, Planning to List on Nasdaq Under the Ticker "ANT"

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Anthropic submitted its S-1 filing to the US SEC on October 26, planning to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker "ANT".

  • Led by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as underwriters, with analysts expecting the IPO to raise as much as $100 billion
  • Revenue for the six months to June 30 was about $16.3 billion, versus just $1.1 billion a year earlier
  • Annualized revenue already topped $65 billion in August, and the market expects it to exceed $110 billion by year-end
  • Net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half, with future compute spending plans running into hundreds of billions of dollars
Market watch: The timing is uncomfortable for Anthropic. Q3 revenue of $16.8 billion means quarter-over-quarter growth has already slowed, and the risk factors in the prospectus state plainly that "growth may not be sustainable." Its own discount program has just ended, and OpenAI's price cut lands right after—time is running short in the IPO pricing window.

3. Google DeepMind Launches the Genie 4 World Model with Real-Time Interaction and Native Audio

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Google DeepMind has officially released the research preview of Genie 4, a new-generation world model described as "the most realistic and interactive world model to date."

  • Users can modify weather, adjust camera angles and add characters and objects in real time using natural language
  • Scene-consistent simulation extends to about two minutes, twice that of the previous Genie 3
  • The first model in the series to natively generate synchronized audio: ambient sound, background music and interactive dialogue
  • Integrates Gemini 4 Argon reasoning and demonstrates a simulation of a humanoid robot playing checkers
Industry trend: The world-model track is beginning to consolidate—Fei-Fei Li's World Labs was acquired by AMD, Amazon is in talks to buy Decart and Rivian acquired Third Dimension for autonomous driving testing. Google is cementing its lead in a fiercely competitive field.

4. The Large-Model Price War Intensifies with Cuts of Up to 80% Since June

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In the second half of 2026 the large-model price war escalated across the board, with OpenAI and Anthropic trading price cuts in unprecedentedly fierce competition.

  • Since GPT-5.6 in June, mainstream models have cut prices by up to about 80%
  • GPT-6 Sol is priced at $2/$10, while GPT-6 Luna is just $0.10/$0.50
  • Anthropic lowered Opus 5.5 input and output prices by 20%, cutting overall costs by 40%-60%
  • Enterprise procurement logic has changed: from "buy whoever is strongest" to "keep whoever offers the best token value"

5. Rokid Launches Full-Color AI Glasses, the First in China from 4,999 Yuan

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Rokid has unveiled several new AR hardware products, including China's first full-color AI glasses.

  • Rokid Glasses 2: from 3,699 yuan, the entry-level AR glasses
  • Rokid Color: from 4,999 yuan, China's first full-color AI glasses
  • A companion interaction ring, the Rokid Ring
  • Supports connecting to desktop agents and calling the Qwen office agent, for watching video, tracking markets and executing office tasks

6. NeuroHawk Technology Raises RMB 700 Million Series B as the BCI Track Keeps Heating Up

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Chinese brain-computer interface maker NeuroHawk Technology has completed a RMB 700 million Series B round.

  • Funds will go toward Class III medical device registration clinical trials for its "fully implanted, fully wireless, fully functional" brain-computer system
  • Production line construction and R&D in BCI plus AI integration are being advanced in parallel
  • The system has already completed multiple early-stage clinical trials
  • Brain-computer interfaces are seen as the next breakout point where AI meets neuroscience

7. Oracle Diversifies Its Chip Lineup with TPU and Cerebras to Cut NVIDIA Dependence

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Oracle is advancing a diversified AI chip strategy to reduce its sole reliance on NVIDIA GPUs.

  • Deploying NVIDIA Vera Rubin servers at scale
  • Becoming the first cloud vendor besides Google to offer TPU compute externally
  • Plans to bring in Cerebras and SambaNova inference chips
  • Within NVIDIA's hardware stack, networking chips will be replaced by its in-house Acceleron

Today's Key Figures

MetricFigure
GPT-6.1 Terra input price$1/million tokens
GPT-6.1 Terra output price$5/million tokens
GPT-6.1 Terra cut vs previous generation50%
Anthropic half-year revenue$16.3 billion
Anthropic expected IPO raiseUp to $100 billion
Genie 4 scene consistency durationAbout 2 minutes (2x previous)
Largest mainstream model price cut since JuneAbout 80%
Rokid Color priceFrom 4,999 yuan
NeuroHawk Technology Series BRMB 700 million

Sources

  • QbitAI: The first hands-on tests of GPT-6.1 Terra are here! Astra-level computer operation at a tenth of the price
  • PingWest: OpenAI releases the AI model GPT-6.1 Terra
  • NetEase News: Google launches the new-generation world model Genie 4, strengthening its physical AI technology footprint
  • CSDN: Price cuts of up to 80%! Why did OpenAI and Anthropic suddenly start a price war?
  • CSDN AI Industry Daily: October 28, 2026 AI industry daily | Genie 4 world model released, Oracle diversifies its chip lineup, Lingguang 2.0 personal agent goes live
  • Toutiao AI Daily News Brief: October 28, 2026, the AI industry breaks out on multiple fronts at once
  • Sina Tech: Claude's bill—even its backers can no longer stomach it