June opens with the AI industry pushing deeper into developer workflows and productivity tools, while the frontier model competition continues at full speed.
GitHub Copilot Switches to Metered Billing
As of today, GitHub Copilot moves from a flat request-based billing model to usage-based metered billing powered by a new virtual currency called GitHub AI Credits. The shift affects individual and enterprise subscribers alike and signals GitHub’s intent to tie AI costs more directly to actual consumption. More on LLM Stats.
ChatGPT Comes to Excel and Google Sheets
OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets globally for Enterprise, Edu, and K-12 customers, adding a spreadsheet-native sidebar that can build, update, explain, and review multi-tab spreadsheets. A free preview runs through June 2, after which usage follows OpenAI’s credits and usage terms. OpenAI News.
Gemini 3.5 Flash Now Generally Available
Google’s Gemini 3.5 Flash — the first model in the new 3.5 family — is now broadly available. Designed for complex agentic and coding workflows, it outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro on several benchmarks while retaining the speed the Flash line is known for. The release follows a packed Google I/O where Google also unveiled Gemini Omni and Managed Agents in the Gemini API. Google Blog.
Anthropic’s Valuation Nears $1 Trillion After $65B Round
Late last week, Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H at a $965 billion post-money valuation — one of the largest private fundraising rounds in tech history — led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia. The round came alongside the launch of Claude Opus 4.8, which scores 88.6% on SWE-bench Verified and introduces parallel subagent workflows. AI Weekly recap.
OpenAI and Disney Strike a Sora Deal
OpenAI has reached a landmark agreement with The Walt Disney Company to bring beloved Disney characters into Sora, its video generation platform. The partnership is one of the highest-profile IP deals in generative AI to date, raising fresh questions about how studios will navigate AI-generated content at scale. OpenAI.
Watch for: whether GitHub’s credit-based billing model becomes a template other AI developer tool providers adopt as usage scales beyond predictable flat tiers.