Google Duplex
AI system that holds natural phone conversations to book appointments; testing in Google Assistant planned for summer.
2018
2020
OpenAI API
A general-purpose text-in, text-out API for OpenAI's models, available by access request.
2021
Google open-sources AlphaFold and launches AlphaFold DB
AlphaFold's code is open-sourced, and predictions for many species' proteomes are freely available in AlphaFold DB.
2022
OpenAI makes DALL·E available in beta
DALL·E opens to 1 million people from the waitlist, with free monthly credits and paid credit packs.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT
A conversational model that answers followup questions, admits mistakes, and rejects inappropriate requests.
2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Plus
A pilot subscription plan for ChatGPT is launched.
Google announces Bard
Google opens Bard, a conversational AI service powered by LaMDA, to trusted testers ahead of a public release.
Google previews PaLM API and MakerSuite
Select developers get preview access to the PaLM API and MakerSuite, a tool to prototype generative AI apps.
Google opens Bard to early users
Google starts opening Bard, an early generative AI experiment, to sign-ups in the U.S. and U.K.
SGE in Google Labs
SGE, the Search Generative Experience, brings generative AI overviews to Google Search as an experiment in Search Labs.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT app for iOS
The ChatGPT app syncs your conversations and supports voice input on iPhone.
Google launches NotebookLM
Google Labs rolls out an experimental AI notebook, grounded in your own sources, to a small group in the U.S.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise
A new ChatGPT plan with enterprise-grade security and privacy and the most powerful version of ChatGPT yet.
Google launches SynthID in beta
A beta tool that watermarks and identifies AI-generated images, for some Vertex AI customers using Imagen.
Anthropic launches Claude Pro
A $20-a-month claude.ai plan with 5x more usage, priority access at peak times and early features.
OpenAI launches GPTs
Create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.
OpenAI launches Assistants API
An API for developers to build their own assistive AI apps that have goals and can call models and tools.
Google makes NotebookLM available in the U.S.
NotebookLM opens to U.S. users 18 and up, with a noteboard space, suggested actions and Gemini Pro.
Google brings Gemini Pro to the Gemini API
Gemini Pro is available to developers via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, and on Vertex AI.
2024
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Team
A ChatGPT plan for teams of all sizes with a secure, collaborative workspace.
OpenAI launches GPT Store
A store for finding and using custom GPTs in ChatGPT.
Google renames Bard to Gemini, launches Gemini Advanced
Bard is renamed Gemini, and Ultra 1.0 is available in Gemini Advanced via the new Google One AI Premium plan.
OpenAI opens ChatGPT without sign-up
People can use ChatGPT instantly without creating an account.
Anthropic launches Claude Team plan and iOS app
A Team plan adds shared workspaces with more usage, and a free Claude iOS app launches.
Google rolls out AI Overviews in Search
AI Overviews in Search roll out to everyone in the U.S., with more countries coming soon.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Edu
An affordable ChatGPT offering for universities to bring AI to campus.
Anthropic launches Claude Android app
Claude, including Claude 3.5 Sonnet, is available as an Android app.
OpenAI launches SearchGPT prototype
A temporary prototype of AI search giving timely answers with clear sources.
Anthropic launches Claude for Enterprise
An Enterprise plan for organizations to work securely with Claude using internal knowledge.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT search
ChatGPT gives fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pro
A $200 monthly plan with unlimited access to o1 and o1 pro mode, which uses more compute.
OpenAI makes Sora available
Sora opens at sora.com, generating videos up to 1080p and 20 seconds long.
Google introduces Jules coding agent
An experimental code agent in a GitHub workflow that tackles an issue, develops a plan and executes it.
Google launches NotebookLM Plus
A premium NotebookLM plan with five times more Audio Overviews, notebooks and sources, and shared notebooks.
2025
OpenAI launches Operator
Research preview of an agent that uses its own browser to do tasks, for Pro users in the U.S.
Google introduces AI co-scientist
A multi-agent system built on Gemini 2.0 that helps scientists generate novel hypotheses and research proposals.
Anthropic launches Claude Code
A command-line agentic coding tool, in limited research preview, delegating work from the terminal.
Gemini replaces Google Assistant on mobile
Google starts upgrading mobile users from Google Assistant to Gemini.
Anthropic launches Claude for Education
A version of Claude for universities, with a Learning mode that guides students' reasoning.
Anthropic launches Claude Max plan
A plan with up to 20 times higher usage limits and priority access to new features.
Google introduces Ironwood TPU
Seventh-generation TPU, the first built for inference, scales to 9,216 chips and 42.5 Exaflops per pod.
OpenAI launches Codex
A cloud-based coding agent powered by codex-1, a version of o3 optimized for software engineering.
Google launches NotebookLM mobile app
NotebookLM launches on iOS and Android, with offline Audio Overviews and sharing sources from any app.
Google launches AI Mode in Search
An end-to-end AI search experience, as a new tab in Search, comes to everyone in the U.S.
Google opens Jules in public beta
Jules, an asynchronous coding agent, opens to everyone in public beta, free with usage limits.
Google launches Flow
Flow, built for Veo, Imagen and Gemini, launches for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S.
Google introduces SynthID Detector
A portal that scans images, audio, video and text for SynthID watermarks, rolling out to early testers.
Anthropic makes Claude Code generally available
Claude Code leaves research preview, adding background tasks via GitHub Actions and beta VS Code and JetBrains extensions.
Google launches Weather Lab in public preview
Public preview of a website sharing Google's AI weather models and experimental cyclone predictions.
OpenAI for Government
An initiative bringing OpenAI's most advanced tools to public servants across the United States.
Google releases Gemini CLI
Open-source AI agent bringing Gemini into the terminal, free with a Google account and 1,000 requests a day.
Anthropic launches Connectors directory
A directory of tools that connect to Claude, each tried with one click.
Anthropic launches Claude for Financial Services
A Claude solution for financial analysis, market research and investment decisions.
Google makes Jules generally available
Jules leaves beta, powered by Gemini 2.5, with higher limits for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Anthropic brings Claude Code to Team and Enterprise
Team and Enterprise customers can buy premium seats that include Claude Code.
Anthropic pilots Claude in Chrome
A pilot of a browser extension in which Claude acts in Chrome, testing prompt injection defenses.
OpenAI upgrades Codex
GPT-5-Codex, a version of GPT-5 optimized for agentic coding, available everywhere Codex runs.
OpenAI previews ChatGPT Pulse
Preview for Pro users on mobile: ChatGPT proactively researches and delivers personalized updates.
Anthropic releases Claude Agent SDK
The building blocks behind Claude Code, released for developers to build their own agents.
OpenAI launches AgentKit
Developer tools for building agents, plus expanded evals and reinforcement fine-tuning for agents.
OpenAI makes Codex generally available
Codex reaches general availability with a Slack integration, Codex SDK and admin tools.
Google introduces CodeMender
An AI agent that automatically patches software vulnerabilities, with 72 fixes upstreamed to open source.
Google launches Gemini Enterprise
A platform to chat with company data and apps, build AI agents, and use pre-built agents across the workplace.
Anthropic launches Claude Code on the web
Delegate coding tasks from the browser to Claude running on Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure.
Anthropic launches Claude for Life Sciences
Scientific connectors and skills for research, drug discovery and clinical work.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas
A web browser with ChatGPT built in.
OpenAI introduces Aardvark security researcher
An agent that finds, validates and helps fix software vulnerabilities, in private beta.
Google introduces Private AI Compute
A cloud platform that runs Gemini models on Google's TPUs while keeping user data private, even from Google.
Google Antigravity
Agentic development platform where agents work across editor, terminal and browser; free public preview.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teachers
A secure workspace free for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2028.
Google launches Interactions API in public beta
A single endpoint for Gemini models and agents, in public beta, with Gemini Deep Research as its first agent.
OpenAI opens app submissions and directory in ChatGPT
Developers can submit apps for review; approved apps appear in an in-product directory.
2026
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health
A dedicated ChatGPT experience that connects users’ health data and apps, with privacy protections.
Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare
HIPAA-ready Claude for healthcare, life sciences tools and connectors to CMS, Medidata and ClinicalTrials.gov.
Anthropic launches Claude Cowork research preview
Claude reads, edits and creates files in a folder you choose; a research preview for Max on macOS.
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Go available worldwide
The lower-cost Go plan, with GPT-5.2 Instant and higher limits, becomes available worldwide.
OpenAI launches Prism
A free LaTeX-native workspace with GPT-5.2 built in for writing and collaborating on research.
Google launches Project Genie
Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can create, explore and remix interactive worlds with Genie 3.
OpenAI launches Codex app for macOS
A desktop app for running multiple coding agents in parallel on long-running tasks.
OpenAI Frontier
An enterprise platform for building, deploying and managing AI agents with permissions and governance.
Anthropic previews Claude Code Security
Built into Claude Code on the web, it scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches; research preview.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Excel
ChatGPT works inside Excel, powered by GPT-5.4, alongside new financial data app integrations.
OpenAI previews Codex Security
An application security agent that detects, validates and patches vulnerabilities in a codebase.
Anthropic launches Claude Managed Agents
Composable APIs for building and deploying cloud-hosted agents at scale.
Anthropic makes Claude Cowork generally available
Cowork, where Claude takes on tasks and delivers finished work, is now available on all paid plans.
Google launches Gemini app for Mac
A native macOS Gemini app, free for macOS 15+, opens with Option + Space and can share your screen.
Anthropic launches Claude Design
An Anthropic Labs product for creating designs, prototypes, slides and one-pagers with Claude.
Google launches Deep Research Max
Two Gemini API research agents on Gemini 3.1 Pro, Deep Research and Deep Research Max, add MCP and charts.
OpenAI launches workspace agents in ChatGPT
Codex-powered agents in ChatGPT that run in the cloud and automate team workflows across tools.
Google announces TPU 8t and TPU 8i
Google's eighth-generation TPUs split into two chips: TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for fast inference.
OpenAI models and Codex on AWS
OpenAI models, Codex and Bedrock Managed Agents launch on AWS in limited preview.
Anthropic opens Claude Security public beta
Scans code for vulnerabilities and proposes fixes with Opus 4.7, on the Claude Platform or via partners.
Anthropic makes Claude for Office apps GA
Claude for Excel, PowerPoint and Word reach general availability; Claude for Outlook enters public beta.
Anthropic brings Claude Platform to AWS
AWS customers get the full Claude platform with AWS authentication, billing and commitment retirement.
OpenAI adds personal finance to ChatGPT
ChatGPT connects to financial accounts to track spending, manage subscriptions and build budgets.
Google launches Gemini Spark
A cloud-based 24/7 personal agent that works across Gmail, Docs and Slides and keeps running in the background.
Google opens Co-Scientist to researchers
Multi-agent Gemini system for scientific hypotheses opens to researchers via the Hypothesis Generation tool.
Google adds Managed Agents to the Gemini API
Run the Antigravity agent in a cloud sandbox, or define custom agents in AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files.
OpenAI models and Codex GA on AWS
OpenAI frontier models and Codex become generally available on AWS.
OpenAI expands Daybreak security tools
Daybreak expands with an updated Codex Security plugin and the full GPT-5.5-Cyber.
Anthropic brings Claude Desktop to cloud providers
Chat, Cowork and Claude Code in the desktop app can run on inference from the three clouds, in beta.
Anthropic launches Claude Tag
Teams tag @Claude in Slack channels to delegate tasks; beta for Enterprise and Team.
Anthropic launches Claude Science
An AI workbench app for scientists with research tools, auditable artifacts and compute access, in beta.
Anthropic brings Claude Cowork to web and mobile
Cowork tasks can be handed off and keep running from web and mobile.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work
An agent in ChatGPT that acts across apps and files and can stay with a project for hours.
Google makes AlphaEvolve generally available on Cloud
AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered code-optimization agent, is now available to all Google Cloud customers.
Anthropic launches Claude for Teachers
Verified US K-12 educators get free premium Claude, a teaching skills library and curricula.
Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook
NotebookLM is renamed Gemini Notebook, and every notebook gets a secure cloud computer to write and run code.
OpenAI Presence
Enterprise platform for deploying voice and chat agents in customer and internal workflows.
OpenAI launches Health in ChatGPT
Eligible U.S. users can connect medical records and Apple Health for personalized insights.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens
Teen version of ChatGPT with stronger built-in protections and added parental controls.
Anthropic makes Claude in Chrome generally available
Claude in Chrome is on every paid plan and can run browser tasks without approving each step.
Google launches AlphaGenome Atlas
Predicted effects of every possible single-letter variant in the human genome, in a web portal.
OpenAI launches Agents API
Managed service on the Codex harness for building cloud agents with long-running sessions and tools.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services
ChatGPT with built-in financial data and GPT-6 Astra for research, modeling and client materials.
Anthropic merges Cowork and chat into one Claude
Claude Cowork and chat become a single Claude on Pro and Max plans.
OpenAI launches Astra for Law
Legal product with custom firm workflows, connected legal data sources and legal-grade controls.
Anthropic launches Claude Marketplace
Plugins, connectors, agents and service partners in one place to find or list.
OpenAI launches Dots
Proactive assistants in ChatGPT that keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks.
Anthropic launches Claude for Google Workspace
An add-on and connectors bring Claude into Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, in beta.
Google launches Gemini agent for work
Google Cloud's Gemini agent plans work, uses skills and tools, and connects to business systems from one prompt.
Anthropic previews Claude Duet
A new app where Claude works as a proactive agent, in research preview by waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers.
OpenAI models and Codex on Google Cloud
OpenAI's frontier models and Codex are coming to Google Cloud's Model Garden.
OpenAI launches Decisions API
A generally available API built on GPT-6 Luna for fast, low-cost decisions with bounded answers.
Anthropic brings Claude Platform to Google Cloud
Google Cloud customers get the full Claude platform with Google Cloud IAM, billing and commitment retirement.
Anthropic unifies Cowork and chat for Enterprise
Chat and Cowork become one Claude for Enterprise plans, with cloud-run agentic work and a new Efficient mode for admins.
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