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Q: Meta launched Muse Spark, scoring 53 on the AI Intelligence Index to debut at #4 behind only Gemini

Meta launched Muse Spark, scoring 53 on the AI Intelligence Index to debut at #4 behind only Gemini 3.1 Pro, GPT-5.4, and Claude Opus 4.6.

Q: OpenAI's Codex hit 3M weekly users with Sam Altman resetting rate limits as celebration, planning to

OpenAI's Codex hit 3M weekly users with Sam Altman resetting rate limits as celebration, planning to do this every 1M users until reaching 10M.

Q: Anthropic launched Claude Managed Agents APIs for building cloud-hosted AI agents at token rates plu

Anthropic launched Claude Managed Agents APIs for building cloud-hosted AI agents at token rates plus $0.08 per-session-hour.

The Neuron·Thursday, April 9, 2026·7 min read

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Meta launched Muse Spark, its first major AI model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, scoring 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and marking the company's return to serious AI competition. OpenAI's Codex hit 3M weekly users with Sam Altman celebrating by resetting rate limits, while various AI tools and updates rolled out across the industry.

Key Facts

✓Meta launched Muse Spark, scoring 53 on the AI Intelligence Index to debut at #4 behind only Gemini 3.1 Pro, GPT-5.4, and Claude Opus 4.6.

✓OpenAI's Codex hit 3M weekly users with Sam Altman resetting rate limits as celebration, planning to do this every 1M users until reaching 10M.

✓Anthropic launched Claude Managed Agents APIs for building cloud-hosted AI agents at token rates plus $0.08 per-session-hour.

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