<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RexRanksAI Patch Notes</title><description>New AI tool releases, buffs and nerfs.</description><link>https://rexranks.ai/</link><item><title>[BUFF] Claude Code 2.1.304: guided auto mode setup and a usage warning on resume</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-auto-mode-setup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-auto-mode-setup/</guid><description>A new /auto-mode-setup command reads your project and recent sessions to teach auto mode about your environment. On Pro and Max plans, Claude Code now warns you when resuming an old conversation would eat a noticeable share of your 5-hour usage limit, and offers to start fresh instead. Also fixes rm -r on mounted drives skipping the safety prompt.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[NERF] Copilot retires GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5 mini, Gemini 3.7 Flash and Grok 4.5</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-oct19-model-retirements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-oct19-model-retirements/</guid><description>As of Oct 19 these models are gone from most Copilot experiences, including Chat, agent mode and completions. GitHub&apos;s suggested swaps: GPT-6.1 Sol for GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4, GPT-6 Luna for GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5 mini, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok 4.7. Enterprise admins may need to enable the replacements in model policies.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[RELEASE] Copilot CLI 1.0.100: telemetry opt-out flag and verified plugin installs</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-cli-1-0-100/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-cli-1-0-100/</guid><description>A new --disable-client-telemetry flag turns off client telemetry uploads, --trust-folder covers one-off prompt-mode runs, verified skills and plugins install from GitHub install links, and /share opens a full-screen menu for sharing the current session.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Cline fixes GPT-6 requests and returns to Sonnet 5.5 by default</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#cline-gpt6-fix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#cline-gpt6-fix/</guid><description>GPT-6 models such as gpt-6-sol and gpt-6.1-sol now work on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI-compatible endpoints; before this, every request was rejected. With no model chosen, the Cline provider uses Claude Sonnet 5.5 again.</description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Claude Code 2.1.302: pick the auto mode classifier model</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-auto-mode-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-auto-mode-model/</guid><description>A new CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL setting chooses which model the client-side auto mode classifier uses, and /config gets a row to turn idle compaction off or back on. The release also warns that standalone Claude Design (claude.ai/design) closes by December 14, 2026.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Replit adds Claude Haiku 5.5 and Bring Your Own Cloud</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#replit-haiku-55-byoc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#replit-haiku-55-byoc/</guid><description>Core and Pro builders can pick Claude Haiku 5.5 in Power Mode, a day after Replit made OpenAI models the Agent default. Enterprises get Bring Your Own Cloud options (full platform in private preview, published-app hosting and image exports in early access), plus a new Solutions Partners directory.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[RELEASE] Cline 4.1.25 starts rolling out Cloud sessions</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#cline-cloud-sessions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#cline-cloud-sessions/</guid><description>Cline Cloud sessions run a task in a hosted sandbox on a GitHub repo and branch you pick, keep going after you close your editor, and notify you when they finish. They are rolling out gradually and are turned on in Settings.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[NERF] Gemini CLI says it isn&apos;t optimized for Gemini 4 Argon</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#gemini-cli-not-for-gemini-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#gemini-cli-not-for-gemini-4/</guid><description>A new README banner says Gemini CLI has not been optimized for Gemini 4 Argon and points users to Antigravity for that model. It also restates that unpaid-tier and Google One users were moved to Antigravity CLI on June 18, 2026.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Lovable apps can now use GPT-Live, Claude, Gemini 4 and Perplexity</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#lovable-ai-models-in-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#lovable-ai-models-in-apps/</guid><description>Apps built in Lovable can now call OpenAI&apos;s GPT-Live for voice, the latest Claude models, Google&apos;s Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini Omni and Lyria, plus Perplexity, Firecrawl, Parallel and Jev, without leaving Lovable. Lovable picks a model for you or you name one in chat.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[RELEASE] Replit Agent makes OpenAI models the default</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#replit-openai-default/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#replit-openai-default/</guid><description>CEO Amjad Masad said at TechCrunch Disrupt that OpenAI is now Replit&apos;s preferred partner, with OpenAI models the default for Replit Agent, citing cost, partnership and performance. Claude models can still be picked, and a person familiar with the Anthropic partnership told TechCrunch it is still in place.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Codex CLI 0.163.0: steer mid-task instantly</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#codex-instant-steering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#codex-instant-steering/</guid><description>Sending a follow-up while Codex is responding now steers the active turn right away, and interrupting also stops running Code Mode cells and their nested tool calls. The release also adds a searchable /config and parallel read-only tool calls.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[NERF] Copilot retires Claude Opus 4.8, Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra on Nov 16</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-model-deprecations-nov/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-model-deprecations-nov/</guid><description>GitHub will remove Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra from all Copilot experiences on November 16, 2026. Suggested replacements are Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol or GPT-6 Luna. Opus 4.8 stays for individual subscribers on annual plans.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Claude Code compacts idle long sessions before the cache expires</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-idle-compaction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#claude-code-idle-compaction/</guid><description>In the terminal, a 200K+ token conversation left idle for about 54 minutes is now compacted before its one-hour prompt cache expires, so the next message doesn&apos;t reprocess everything. Tune it with CLAUDE_CODE_IDLE_COMPACT_MIN_TOKENS or turn it off with &quot;idleCompaction&quot;: false.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Lovable adds Growth tools: SEO, posts and ad campaigns</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#lovable-growth-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#lovable-growth-tools/</guid><description>Set a goal like &apos;my first 100 signups&apos; and Lovable builds a growth plan from your app, then helps with SEO fixes, community posts and Google, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram ads. You approve budgets before anything spends, and Lovable adds no extra fee beyond normal chat usage.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Copilot HydraFusion gets new models and a Max option</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-hydrafusion-max/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-hydrafusion-max/</guid><description>HydraFusion, which combines several models into one answer, now draws on Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, tailors reasoning effort per step, and adds a HydraFusion Max option. Both remain in research preview in VS Code, the Copilot app and Copilot CLI.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[PRICING] Bolt Lite ($9/mo) sign-ups close</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#bolt-lite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#bolt-lite/</guid><description>Bolt&apos;s $9/mo Lite plan, built on open-weight &apos;Forge&apos; models running on Bolt&apos;s own hardware, stopped taking sign-ups on Oct 14. Existing Lite members keep their price.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Gemini 4 Argon lands in GitHub Copilot</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-gemini-4-argon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-gemini-4-argon/</guid><description>Google&apos;s newest frontier model is generally available in Copilot for Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise users, across VS Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, the coding agent, JetBrains, Xcode and Eclipse. It is billed at provider list price under usage-based billing, with a gradual rollout.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[PRICING] Cursor moves to The X Subscription bundle</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#cursor-x-subscription/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#cursor-x-subscription/</guid><description>New customers now buy Cursor through The X Subscription (Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200), with a weekly usage pool shared with Grok. Third-party models are billed separately at API list price. Existing plans can be kept.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] Base44 adds a free domain to yearly Starter plans</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#base44-free-domain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#base44-free-domain/</guid><description>Every yearly Base44 plan from Starter up now includes a free domain for one year (Starter: yearly plans bought from Oct 4, 2026).</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[BUFF] GPT-6 Astra lands in Codex</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#gpt-6-astra-codex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#gpt-6-astra-codex/</guid><description>OpenAI rolled GPT-6 Astra into Codex starting Sep 3, 2026. Included within the allowance on Pro and the $100 Business plan; Plus gets limited Astra usage with optional credits.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[NERF] Firebase Studio closes to new users</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#firebase-studio-closed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#firebase-studio-closed/</guid><description>No new users or workspaces since Jun 22, 2026. Existing users can keep working until the shutdown on Mar 22, 2027.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[RELEASE] Windsurf becomes Devin Desktop</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#windsurf-devin-desktop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#windsurf-devin-desktop/</guid><description>Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop via an over-the-air update, adding an Agent Command Center for local, Devin Cloud and ACP-compatible agents. Plans unchanged.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[PRICING] GitHub Copilot switches to AI credits, adds $100 Max plan</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-usage-billing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#copilot-usage-billing/</guid><description>Copilot individual plans moved to usage-based AI credits (Pro 1,500, Pro+ 7,000, Max 20,000 per month). Completions stay unlimited on paid plans.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[NERF] Gemini CLI free tier limited to Flash models</title><link>https://rexranks.ai/new/#gemini-cli-flash-only/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rexranks.ai/new/#gemini-cli-flash-only/</guid><description>Free Gemini CLI users are limited to Flash models; Pro models now require a paid Google AI subscription.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>