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Why the Sora API Is Being Shut Down

OpenAI removes the Sora API on September 24, 2026. The official notice gives a date and five model names, no reason and no replacement. Here is what is actually confirmed, what is only reported, and what to do if you built on it.

10 min read
Guides

AI Tips and Tricks: What Still Works, What Stopped

Most AI tips and tricks still circulating were written in 2023 and never retested. Four controlled studies have since measured the popular ones on public benchmarks. Here is what survived, what quietly died, and what to do instead.

11 min read
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Prompt Caching: Where the Saving Goes Missing

Prompt caching cuts the cost of repeated AI input to about a tenth. The mechanism is simple to describe and unforgiving in practice: it matches on exact bytes, fails silently, and can cost more than it saves. Here is how it works and where the money actually leaks.

9 min read
Agentic AI

Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol: Which Fits Your Business?

Two frontier AI models launched a month apart, and both claim the crown. Here’s an operator’s guide to Claude Fable 5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol - the real benchmarks, the true costs, and how to actually choose.

8 min read