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These entries record LaoZhang API announcements from July 2025, newest first. Prices and availability describe the state at the time; current models and prices are in the model and pricing catalog.

July 2025

July 15, 2025: Kimi K2 preview launched

  • New model: kimi-k2-0711-preview.
  • Actual charges followed the console price at the time.

July 14, 2025: GPT-4.5 Preview retired

  • Retired model: gpt-4.5-preview, effective July 14, 2025.
  • Recommended replacement: gpt-4.1. Developers were asked to update their code to avoid service interruption.
  • Source: OpenAI deprecations

July 12, 2025: Grok-4 launched

  • New model: grok-4, with built-in reasoning.
  • See xAI’s official documentation for detailed usage.

July 8, 2025: Claude pricing update

  • Claude model prices were lowered.
  • Actual charges followed the console price at the time.

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