Opus 4.7 is a much more thorough and precise model. It does use more thinking tokens, and our new tokenizer can also create more tokens (up to 1.35x for the same input content). To offset this, we've increased Opus 4.7 rate limits accordingly on our subscription plans. Enjoy!
INNOVATION
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Developer Adoption Lag: How AI Models Drive Task Complexity Shifts
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The shift to harder tasks wasn't immediate. Developers first used better models to do more work of similar complexity. Only after a 4-6 week lag did they start tackling more ambitious problems.
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AI Code Generation Shifts Developer Roles Toward Management
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As AI gets better at writing code, the developer's job shifts toward managing that output. The fastest-growing task categories: documentation (+62%), architecture (+52%), code review (+51%), and learning (+50%). UI/styling grew just 15%.
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AI Models Drive 68% Increase in Developer Task Complexity
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We partnered with University of Chicago economist @SuproteemSarkar to study how more capable models have changed the way people use Cursor. Across 500 teams, we find that developers are tackling more ambitious work with AI, with a 68% increase in high-complexity tasks this year.
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Qwen Image Edit: Precision Control in AI Image Editing
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Qwen Image Edit: Bringing Precision and Control to AI-Powered Image Editing
— Satya Mallick (@LearnOpenCV) 16 avril 2026
In this episode of Artificial Intelligence: Papers and Concepts, we explore Qwen Image Edit, a multimodal system designed to make image editing more precise, controllable, and aligned with user intent.… pic.twitter.com/xU4m9FWzHwQwen Image Edit: Bringing Precision and Control to AI-Powered Image Editing In this episode of Artificial Intelligence: Papers and Concepts, we explore Qwen Image Edit, a multimodal system designed to make image editing more precise, controllable, and aligned with user intent.
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Generating Seedance 2.0 Videos with Person Start Frame Images
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Has anyone been able to generate Seedance 2.0 videos with a start frame image that includes a person? If so, how?
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Codex Update: New Browser Features and MacOS Autonomous App
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🔴 ¡NUEVA UPDATE de CODEX!
— Carlos Santana (@DotCSV) 16 avril 2026
La app evoluciona con nuevas funcionalidades de visualización en navegador, uso autónomo de apps en MacOS, edición específica para frontend, etc
Movimientos similares a los hechos por Anthropic para tener su propia super app!pic.twitter.com/9cMyRueuwiNEW CODEX UPDATE! The app evolves with new browser visualization features, autonomous app usage on MacOS, frontend-specific editing, etc Moves similar to those made by Anthropic to have their own super app!
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Anthropic increases rate limits for Opus 4.7 subscribers
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Opus 4.7 uses more thinking tokens, so we've increased rate limits for all subscribers to make up for it. Enjoy!
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MRCR Evaluation Method Replaced by GraphWalks Approach
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MRCR is a bad eval, we use GraphWalks now. More info here: