# Which AI release notes should I actually follow?

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Last updated: 2026-08-17
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## Short answer
Follow the official changelog or release-note page for every provider you actively use, plus its deprecations or shutdown page if available. OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, xAI, and OpenRouter all publish enough primary-source change data now that third-party summaries should be secondary.

## Useful resources
1. [The AI Engineer Roadmap](https://www.aihero.dev/ai-engineer-roadmap) - Free tutorial by Matt Pocock; level: Beginner to intermediate. You want a guided path through core AI concepts, model selection, the AI engineering mindset, evals, and techniques for improving LLM-powered apps.
2. [OpenAI external models](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/external-models) - Guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want to learn how OpenAI handles access to non-OpenAI model families before designing a mixed-provider or routed workflow.
3. [OpenAI model guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models) - Model docs by OpenAI; level: Beginner to advanced. You need to choose between current GPT-5.6 variants, smaller GPT-5.4 variants, reasoning levels, tool support, and cost-sensitive API paths, including the current default starting points of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna.
4. [OpenAI model selection](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/model-selection) - Guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want OpenAI's official framework for balancing accuracy, latency, and cost instead of choosing a model family by brand familiarity alone.
5. [OpenAI API changelog](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog) - Release notes by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You want the official running log of OpenAI API launches, pricing shifts, renamed features, and model changes before updating a workflow or teaching page.
6. [OpenAI deprecations](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations) - Migration guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You need OpenAI's current retirement schedule and recommended replacements before pinning model IDs in evals, coding agents, or user-facing features.
7. [Assistants migration guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/assistants/migration) - Migration guide by OpenAI; level: Intermediate. You still have Assistants API code or course material and need the exact OpenAI migration path before the Assistants API shutdown on August 26, 2026.
8. [OpenAI all models](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/all) - Model catalog by OpenAI; level: Beginner to advanced. You want the current full OpenAI model catalog, including older and deprecated entries, before wiring exact model IDs into evals, tooling, or migrations.

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