Cowork merges into Claude Chat; Jev, a non-LLM model, debuts

New home for Cowork

Claude merges Cowork into regular chat—no more separate tab for big tasks. All connected apps, skills, and context live in one conversation, and tasks keep running after you close your laptop. OpenAI will likely follow suit. Anthropic also turns Artifacts into dedicated Docs and Slides products, moving Claude Design into conversations—a direct challenge to Google and Microsoft. Claude Code's experiment is now called Claude Mods, letting you change its look and behavior, even write mods with Claude itself. Gemini launches two new live models: 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, taking video/audio input and outputting audio, at 7x cheaper than GPT-Live 1. TypeSafe AI releases Jev, a non-LLM model that outputs probabilities instead of text, ideal for quick judgments like API selection or trading bots—5x cheaper inputs than 5.6 Luna, free outputs. Union Alpha, a stealth model, beats 5.6 Sol on DeepSWE at 5.6 Luna's cost; the post doesn't clarify if it's a router or a GPT-6 variant. Meta launches Meta One subscription with extra AI features. Factory raises $200M at a $5B valuation.