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Week of October 26

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What University IT changed in Stanford's AI services this week.

  1. GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Haiku 5.5 in the Stanford AI Playground

    OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol is now available in the Stanford AI Playground, an option for complex coding and administrative tasks. Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 is there too: a fast model suited to shorter, routine tasks.

  2. Four open-source models in the Stanford AI Playground

    You can now try Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash in the Stanford AI Playground.

  3. Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol on the AI API Gateway

    Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Haiku 5.5 and OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol are now available through the AI API Gateway, so teams can use them with their AI API Gateway keys. GPT-6.1 Sol is an option for complex coding and administrative tasks.

  4. Four open-source models on the AI API Gateway

    Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash, served through Fireworks, are now available through the AI API Gateway.

  5. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides connectors for Claude (opens in a new tab)

    Claude for Education now has connectors for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, so you can use Claude to work with and edit files in these apps. Stanford's available connectors page explains how to get started.

  6. Storyblok connector for Claude (opens in a new tab)

    If you use Storyblok to manage web content, you can connect your account in Claude for Education and ask Claude to find and work with the content you have permission to access. Find it on Stanford's available connectors page.

  7. Gemini 4 Argon in Gemini Enterprise

    Gemini 4 Argon is now available in Stanford's Gemini Enterprise. The model is designed for complex reasoning and technical work.

In the news 3

What the vendors and the wider AI world announced.

  1. Stanford AI Tools: October 2026 Platform Updates (opens in a new tab)

    UIT's roundup of October's new models and features across Stanford's AI tools, and a reminder to move personal stanford.edu Claude accounts before Dec 31.

    Stanford

  2. Gemini 4 Argon comes to the Gemini app (opens in a new tab)

    Google says its newest model gives more direct answers and stronger coding; Stanford has now added Gemini 4 Argon to Gemini Enterprise.

    Google

  3. Research on AI and Learning May Be New. The Science of Learning Is Not. (opens in a new tab)

    Two teaching and learning leaders: start from the learning goal, keep the essential thinking with students, and check they can show the learning without AI.

    insidehighered.com

Sessions this week 5

Live Technology Training classes this week and next.

  1. Intro to Claude: Getting Things Done with Anthropic AI (opens in a new tab)

    Wednesday Oct 28, 9 am to noon, live online, $325: Claude as an everyday work partner, from prompting to Deep Research; repeats Oct 29, Nov 2 and Nov 12.

    Stanford

  2. ChatGPT Astra - Explore the Exciting Capabilities (opens in a new tab)

    Wednesday Oct 28, 1 to 4 pm, live online, $325: sample tasks with GPT-6 Astra in ChatGPT, using its reasoning and computer use; repeats Dec 10.

    Stanford

  3. Effectively Write and Manage Professional Emails and Leverage AI Tools (opens in a new tab)

    Wednesday Oct 28, 1 to 3 pm, live online, $220: clearer emails, using the AI Playground to summarize long threads and draft replies; repeats Dec 2.

    Stanford

  4. Introduction to Microsoft Copilot (opens in a new tab)

    Friday Oct 30, 9 am to noon, live online, $300: hands-on practice with Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint, and where its limits are.

    Stanford

  5. Upload Your Docs, Walk Away with a Slide Deck in Gemini Notebook (opens in a new tab)

    Thursday Nov 5, 9 to 10:30 am, live online, $150: turn reports, policies and meeting transcripts into slide decks with speaker notes in Gemini Notebook.

    Stanford

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