New AI tools in November 2026: the launches worth a look
New AI tools in November 2026, up to Nov 8: ChatGPT Images 2.6 makes GIFs, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes video, plus six more launches and their prices.
The new AI tools of November 2026 that matter most are ChatGPT Images 2.6, which makes animated GIFs, and Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash for video. Perplexity, Anthropic and Meta also released agent features, while Moonshot and Deep Principle published open models that are free to download. This list covers announcements up to Nov 8, 2026, and we will update it as more launches arrive during the month.
What new AI tools came out this week?
The week of Nov 2 to Nov 8, 2026 brought three kinds of launches. Image and video generators gained new formats, agents gained jobs that continue after a conversation ends, and two companies released open models. Everything below is available now, and for each launch we give the date, what it does, who it suits and what it costs.
New AI tools in November 2026 at a glance
Dates show when each maker announced the launch. Prices are the normal monthly price or the pay-as-you-go rate, taken from each maker's own pages on Nov 8, 2026.
| Tool | Launched | What's new | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ChatGPT Images 2.6 | Nov 4 | Images 2.6: GIFs and photo markup | Quick images and GIFs | Free with limits, Plus $20 |
 Gemini Omni | Nov 5 | Omni 1.2 Flash: 15-second clips | Short video clips | Free in Google Vids, API $0.07 a second |
 Perplexity Computer | Nov 4 | Teammates: agents for ongoing work | Research and team projects | Max, $200 |
 Claude | Nov 5 | Personal Finance, a US beta | Questions about your spending | Pro, $20 |
 Meta Muse | Nov 6 | Spaces: planners and trackers | Personal planning | Free with a limit, Power $20 |
 Devin Desktop | Nov 4 | SWE-2 Flash coding model | Fast, low-cost coding | Free plan, Pro $20 |
 Kimi K3.1 Pro | Weights by Nov 4 | Full open weights | Running a large open model | Free weights, API from $2 per million input tokens |
 Hydrogen-1.0 | Nov 2 | Open chemistry model | Lab and materials research | Free, MIT licence |
The eight launches, one by one
1. ChatGPT Images 2.6: animated GIFs in ChatGPT
ChatGPT received Images 2.6 on Nov 4, so you can now ask for an animated GIF or mark up a photo. OpenAI says edits also stay more consistent, which helps anyone who creates images in ChatGPT and wants short loops for posts or presentations.
Image generation is included in every ChatGPT plan, with limits on the free one, and Plus costs $20 a month. On the API, the faster Flare model and Sunburst both cost $8 per million image input tokens and $30 per million image output tokens. Our guide to AI image generators compares ChatGPT with the other leading options.
Good
- Animated GIFs from a chat
- SVG files through the API
Watch for
- The free plan limits how many images you make
2. Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: longer, cheaper video clips
Google released Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash on Nov 5, and it creates and edits video clips from 3 to 15 seconds long. You draft at 360p or 720p, revise the clip through conversation, then upscale the version you like best to 1080p or 4K.
The easiest way to try it is Google Vids, where anyone with a Google account can generate 15-second clips at no extra cost. Developers pay $0.07 a second for 720p video on the Gemini API, which Google says is 30% less than Omni 1.1. Our AI video generator guide compares it with other video tools.
Good
- Clips up to 15 seconds, edited by chat
- Free to try in Google Vids
Watch for
- 15-second clips in the Gemini app reach Google AI Ultra first
3. Perplexity Teammates: agents that keep a project going
Perplexity launched Teammates on Nov 4: agents built on Perplexity Computer that own a piece of ongoing work, such as market research. A Teammate plans the job, follows up when circumstances change and returns results for your review, without waiting for another prompt.
Teams can add a Teammate to a Slack channel, and you can take over its desktop whenever you want. For now, Teammates are available only on the Max plan at $200 a month, on the web, with iOS support promised next. If agents are new to you, our explainer on agentic AI covers the basics.
Good
- Keeps working between your prompts
- Works inside Slack channels
Watch for
- Max only, at $200 a month
4. Personal Finance in Claude: questions about your own money
Anthropic added Personal Finance to Claude on Nov 5 as a beta for subscribers in the United States. You connect bank and card accounts through Plaid, then ask about balances, bills and spending in everyday language. Claude can total your spending, flag duplicate charges or rising fees, and build charts from up to two years of transactions.
Access is read-only, so Claude can't move or invest money, and Anthropic says conversations in the Personal Finance hub aren't used for training. It's rolling out gradually on Pro at $20 a month, and on the Max and Ultra plans.
Good
- Read-only, so it can't move money
- No ads or sponsored offers
Watch for
- US only, on paid plans
5. Spaces in Meta Muse: planners and trackers you describe
Meta added Spaces to Meta Muse, its personal agent application, on Nov 6. You describe something like a wedding planner, a holiday gift tracker or a daily word game, and Muse builds it inside the app. You can keep refining it through conversation and pin it to the sidebar.
A space can update automatically from applications you connect, but you can't share one with other people yet. Muse is free up to a usage limit, and the Power subscription costs $20 a month. Meta says Muse is still in limited testing and isn't available in every country.
Good
- Builds a custom tool from a plain description
- Free to start
Watch for
- You can't share spaces yet
6. SWE-2 Flash: a fast, low-cost coding model in Devin
Cognition released SWE-2 Flash on Nov 4 as a coding model inside Devin Desktop, previously called Windsurf, and the Devin command-line tool. Cognition says it costs a fifth as much as its larger SWE-2 model and runs three times faster, based on its own evaluations.
Devin Desktop offers a free plan with a light agent quota, Pro at $20 a month and Max at $200. Cognition hasn't released the model's weights publicly. Our coding agents guide compares Devin with Codex, Claude Code and other agents.
Good
- Cheaper and quicker than SWE-2, Cognition says
Watch for
- No open weights
7. Kimi K3.1 Pro: open weights for a long-context model
Moonshot launched Kimi K3.1 Pro in late October and promised to publish the complete weights by Nov 4. They're now on Hugging Face under Moonshot's own licence. Moonshot describes it as a 3T-class model with a 1-million-token context window, designed for coding, research and long agent tasks.
On Moonshot's API it costs $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, or $4 and $20 for Highspeed. A model this size needs data center hardware, so most people will use the Kimi app or the API instead.
Good
- Full weights you can download
Watch for
- Moonshot's own licence, not a standard open one
8. Hydrogen-1.0: an open model for chemistry research
Deep Principle released Hydrogen-1.0, a scientific model built on GLM-5.3, on Nov 2. It was trained further on chemistry, materials and life science data, including records from Deep Principle's own laboratories. It helps researchers plan experiments, predict reactions, identify structures from NMR data and discover new materials.
The weights are free under the MIT licence on ModelScope and on Hugging Face, where you sign in and request access first. Hosted access runs through NeuroSpark's API and Deep Principle's Mira platform, but neither price appears on Deep Principle's pages.
Good
- Free under the MIT licence
Watch for
- No hosted price published
Which new AI tools are free?
Several of this week's launches cost nothing to try, starting with Google Vids, which generates 15-second Gemini Omni clips for any Google account. ChatGPT also creates images on its free plan within set limits, and Meta Muse is free up to a usage limit. Both open models are also free to download from Hugging Face.
Perplexity Teammates and Personal Finance in Claude require a paid subscription. To compare what the major AI plans cost, see our AI tool prices for 2026.
How we picked
We started from the tools added to Recaply's directory since late October, plus launches that makers announced between Nov 1 and Nov 8, 2026. We kept the ones you can use now and checked every date, feature and price on the makers' own pages on Nov 8, 2026. When a launch is a feature inside a larger product, its row links to that product.
We left out launches available to only a few people, such as OpenAI's GPT-6 Cyber for security work. We also left out October launches that some lists still call new, including Claude Duet, Gamma 5 and Riverside Agents.
We have not run side-by-side tests, so everything here comes from the makers' own published information, and no maker paid for a place. We add launches as November continues and change the date at the top.
Questions people ask
What new AI tools came out in November 2026?
The most important so far are ChatGPT Images 2.6 for animated GIFs and Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash for 15-second video clips. Perplexity Teammates, Personal Finance in Claude, Spaces in Meta Muse, SWE-2 Flash and two free open models also launched.
Can ChatGPT make GIFs?
Yes, since Images 2.6 arrived on Nov 4, 2026, ChatGPT can make animated GIFs. Developers can generate them through OpenAI's image API, and image creation is included in every ChatGPT plan, with limits on the free one.
Is Gemini Omni free?
Yes, Gemini Omni is free in Google Vids, where anyone with a Google account can generate 15-second clips at no extra cost. On the Gemini API, the 1.2 Flash model costs $0.07 a second for 720p video.
Can Claude see my bank account?
Claude can see your bank account only if you connect it through Plaid, and the access is read-only. Claude can read balances and transactions but can't move money. Personal Finance is a beta for Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the United States.
Are Perplexity Teammates included in Pro?
No, Teammates are currently available only with Perplexity Max, which costs $200 a month. They run on the web for now, and Perplexity says iOS support is coming.
