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As of October 15, 2026, this directory lists tools OP or Mid is tracking. A verified date means we checked the public listing that day. It does not mean a hands-on test is finished. Hands-on tests start in Issue #2. Paid placements are labeled Sponsored. Affiliate links are labeled Affiliate. No tool in this seed directory is sponsored, and none uses an affiliate link.
| Tool | Category | Pricing snapshot | Hands-on test | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Coding agents | Free tier and paid plans. Current prices are on cursor.com. | Not yet | No |
| Claude | Coding agents | Haiku 5.5 is $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens up to 100K, then $0.50 / $2.50. Batch is 50% off. Max and Team plans include monthly API credits. | Not yet | No |
| Codex | Coding agents | Included with ChatGPT plans. Ultrafast mode for GPT-6.1 Sol is on the Pro $500 plan and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans. | Not yet | No |
| Gemini API | Models | $2 / $10 per 1M input/output tokens through November 30, 2026, then $4 / $20. Cached input is 95% off during the sale. 1M token unified context. | Not yet | No |
| Muse Wonder | Models | Wonder is $4 / $20 per 1M tokens. Wonder Full is a Muse Code subscription, not an API. | Not yet | No |
| Grok Voice | Voice | $0.08 per minute, same as Voice 2.0. | Not yet | No |
| Continue CLI | Coding agents | Open source. Check continue.dev for hosted options. | Not yet | No |
| beehiiv | Newsletter | Free up to 2,500 subscribers. Paid plans are listed on beehiiv.com. | Not yet | No |
A coding-agent harness that runs multiple models. The October 6, 2026 changelog added Remote Control, so you can reply to local agents from the Cursor iOS app while the computer stays awake. October 13 opened the Origin App Marketplace to public submissions.
Best for. People who want one editor harness around whichever model is winning that week.
Pricing. Free tier and paid plans. Current prices are on cursor.com.
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Visit Cursor (opens in a new tab)Anthropic's chatbot and Claude Code agent, on the Claude 5.5 family. Haiku 5.5 is $0.10 / $0.50 per million tokens for prompts up to 100K tokens. The newer tokenizer counts about 30% more tokens than Haiku 4.5.
Best for. Subagent swarms and cheaper high-volume runs, if you do the cost math in tokens.
Pricing. Haiku 5.5 is $0.10 / $0.50 per 1M tokens up to 100K, then $0.50 / $2.50. Batch is 50% off. Max and Team plans include monthly API credits.
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Visit Claude (opens in a new tab)OpenAI's coding agent. GPT-6.1 Sol is the new default in the Codex CLI. GPT-5.5 was retired from Codex on October 14, 2026 at 3 PM ET for ChatGPT sign-ins. API-key sessions were not affected.
Best for. ChatGPT subscribers who want the agent in the CLI, the desktop app, and scheduled tasks.
Pricing. Included with ChatGPT plans. Ultrafast mode for GPT-6.1 Sol is on the Pro $500 plan and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans.
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Visit Codex (opens in a new tab)Open-source coding agent. As of October 15, 2026, CVE-2026-109560 can chain extra commands after an approved Bash prefix. Versions through 1.5.47 are affected and no fix was listed when Issue #1 shipped. Ranked C until it is patched.
Best for. Not a recommendation this week. Listed so the open security issue is visible.
Pricing. Open source. Check continue.dev for hosted options.
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Visit Continue CLI (opens in a new tab)Gemini 4 Argon went live October 13, 2026 in the Gemini API, AI Studio, the Gemini app for Pro and Ultra, and Antigravity for Ultra subscribers. Intro price is $2 / $10 per million tokens through November 30, 2026.
Best for. Experiments you want to run before the launch sale ends.
Pricing. $2 / $10 per 1M input/output tokens through November 30, 2026, then $4 / $20. Cached input is 95% off during the sale. 1M token unified context.
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Visit Gemini API (opens in a new tab)Meta Superintelligence Lab's first frontier models, released October 12, 2026. Wonder is on the Meta Model API. Wonder Full is Muse Code subscribers only and has no API.
Best for. Builders who want to try Meta's new API model while the track record is still short.
Pricing. Wonder is $4 / $20 per 1M tokens. Wonder Full is a Muse Code subscription, not an API.
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Visit Muse Wonder (opens in a new tab)xAI's speech-to-speech model in the Voice Agent API. Voice 3.0 costs the same as v2.0. Agents on grok-voice-latest were auto-upgraded. xAI cites Artificial Analysis for a number-one Speech-to-Speech Index score of 86.9. That score is vendor-cited.
Best for. Voice agents that need a drop-in upgrade at the old price.
Pricing. $0.08 per minute, same as Voice 2.0.
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Visit Grok Voice (opens in a new tab)The email platform OP or Mid publishes on. Signup for this newsletter lives at opormid.beehiiv.com. This directory row is not a paid placement and does not use an affiliate link.
Best for. Publishing a newsletter, including one an agent can draft through an official API.
Pricing. Free up to 2,500 subscribers. Paid plans are listed on beehiiv.com.
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