GPT-5.6 🚀, AI coding stats 🔢, token pricing over time 💰

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The newly launched GPT-5.6 family of models, including the flagship Sol, improves intelligence and efficiency, outperforming previous versions TLDR TLDR DEV 2026-07-10 🧑 💻 ARTICLES & TUTORIALS THE PULSE: INTERESTING AI CODING STATS FROM CURSOR (7 MINUTE READ) A recent report from Cursor shows large disparities in coding productivity among its users, with top 1% power users generating up to 40,000 lines of code per week, compared to the median user's 700 lines. The study also shows that input tokens make up about 90% of AI token usage during coding, suggesting that developers spend more time reading and understanding existing code than writing new code. SERVING SUB-SECOND IDEOGRAM V4 WITHOUT QUALITY LOSS (16 MINUTE READ) The development of Ideogram V4 has achieved a huge speed improvement, reducing image generation time from 2.75 seconds to just 0.44 seconds without sacrificing quality, primarily by exploiting multiple optimization techniques including FP4 computation and epilogue…

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