Read AI becomes a Claude Connector (May 27, 2026)
Read AI said on May 27, 2026 it is an official Claude Connector, exposing meeting intelligence and transcripts in Claude, plus three scheduled Skills.
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Otter adds AI Chat Connectors and Desktop app (Apr 2026)
On April 28, 2026 Otter.ai released AI Chat Connectors, a rebuilt AI Chat and Otter for Desktop on Mac and Windows. The release does not state plan limits.
Surfer SEO adds MCP (Beta) on August 11, 2026
Surfer announced MCP (Beta) on August 11, 2026, letting Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP agents call Surfer tools. Rollout is gradual to select plans.
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Surfer SEO migrated legacy plans on May 18, 2026
Surfer migrated legacy subscriptions to current plans on May 18, 2026 and folded most add-ons into plans. Prices may stay the same, drop or rise.
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Jamie adds Agentic Workflows that act after meetings
On 2026-09-30 Jamie announced Agentic Workflows, which act on meetings after they end. Jamie says it is rolling out gradually, with early access signup.
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Fellow adds ChatGPT and Copilot Cowork connectors
On 2026-09-25 Fellow announced a ChatGPT plugin and a Microsoft Copilot Cowork integration. Workspace admins control the ChatGPT connection.
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Fireflies Free plan: unlimited transcripts need Auto-join
For Free plan sign-ups on or after 2026-09-01, Fireflies ties unlimited transcription to Auto-join. Without it, the default is 3 meeting transcriptions.
Fathom adds bot-free capture and live summaries
In April 2026 Fathom released bot-free capture, live summaries and a redesigned desktop app, live on Mac first. Windows was listed as coming soon.
Fathom is now part of Superhuman, says Fathom
On 2026-09-14 Fathom announced it is now part of Superhuman and said nothing changes today for users. Pricing and data terms are not addressed.
Base44 updates Terms of Service, effective June 21, 2026
Base44 revised its Terms of Service effective June 21, 2026, including license wording on AI model training. Review the terms if you build on Base44.
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Lovable merges build and Cloud/AI credits into one balance
Lovable announced on June 13, 2026 one credit balance for building and running apps. Plan prices and credit costs are unchanged, per the vendor.
Claude Code doubles five-hour rate limits on paid plans
On May 6, 2026, Anthropic doubled Claude Code five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise, and removed the peak-hours reduction.
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Cursor adds a Premium seat and more usage to Teams
Cursor changed Teams pricing on June 1, 2026: a Premium seat at $96 per seat per month (annual) and more usage in Standard seats. Check your renewal date.
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GitHub Copilot moves to usage-based billing (AI Credits)
From June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot plans bill in AI Credits instead of premium requests. Base prices stay the same; check your credits and budgets.
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Relevance AI releases a new Invent builder assistant
On September 3, 2026 Relevance AI released a new Invent that creates and edits agents, tools and workforces. An admin enables it per project.
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Gumloop moves to pass-through pricing plus an 8% fee
On August 5, 2026 Gumloop announced a new pricing model: tokens and compute at cost, plus a base 8% orchestration fee. Check how it affects your agents.
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Make splits AI Provider credits into input and output rates
From August 25, 2026, Make calculates AI Provider credits for Small, Medium and Large models with separate input and output token rates. Check your steps.
Zapier deprecates Zapier Functions, shutdown September 1
Zapier says Zapier Functions stops running after September 1, 2026 and takes no new users after June 1, 2026. Check your move to Code by Zapier.
Zapier prices AI by Zapier steps by model tier
From June 15, 2026, Zapier bills AI by Zapier steps by model tier: Standard 1x, Advanced 3x, Premium 5x tasks per run. Check your AI-heavy Zaps.