Source: https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/ai-engineering # AI Engineering articles [All articles](https://daphnislabs.com/blog) [AI Engineering](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/ai-engineering) [Business](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/business) [Commerce Engineering](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/commerce-engineering) [Engineering News](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/engineering-news) [Hiring](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/hiring) [Product Engineering](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/product-engineering) [Software Engineering](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/software-engineering) [Technology](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/technology) [Uncategorized](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/uncategorized) Page 1 of 2 24 October 2026 ## [Kimi K3.1 Pro API: Pricing, Context Limits and a Multi-File Refactor Test](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/kimi-k31-pro-api-pricing-context-multi-file-refactor-test) Separate Kimi's API and coding-plan limits, budget cache writes correctly, and evaluate a repository refactor against behavior that must survive the change. 23 October 2026 ## [Mercury 3 API: Launch Pricing, Context Limits and a Support-Agent Latency Test](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/mercury-3-api-pricing-context-support-agent-latency-test) Budget beyond Mercury 3's launch discount, check its streaming and reasoning defaults, and measure how quickly a support agent produces a correct, usable answer. 22 October 2026 ## [Muse Spark Open: API Pricing, Context Limits and a Self-Hosting Evaluation](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/muse-spark-open-api-pricing-context-self-hosting-evaluation) Separate the model's context from each provider's limits, calculate a coding-pilot budget, and test a mobile layout repair before committing to self-hosted hardware. 21 October 2026 ## [Voxtral 3 Transcription API: Pricing, Preview Limits and a Support-Call Evaluation](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/voxtral-3-transcription-api-pricing-limits-support-call-evaluation) Compare recorded and realtime transcription costs, identify launch-documentation conflicts, and test whether a corrected collection request survives the trip from audio to an operations draft. 20 October 2026 ## [MiniMax M3.1 Flash API: Pricing, Thinking Controls and a Multimodal Agent Test](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/minimax-m31-flash-api-pricing-thinking-agent-evaluation) Check the released model's token rates and API compatibility, calculate a realistic pilot budget, and evaluate image evidence against changing inventory records. 19 October 2026 ## [GLM-Legal Beta: Access, Benchmark Limits and a Document Review Evaluation Plan](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/glm-legal-beta-access-benchmarks-document-review-evaluation) Separate GLM-Legal's beta access from unconfirmed API terms, interpret its independent benchmark results, and test document evidence with a reviewer-inclusive cost model. 18 October 2026 ## [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: API Pricing, Search Costs and an Agent Evaluation Plan](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/deepseek-v41-flash-1017-api-pricing-search-evaluation) Check the October 17 model update, peak and off-peak token rates, and new search charges, then evaluate an agent against versioned API evidence. 17 October 2026 ## [Mistral Timestral: Model Limits, Deployment Costs and a Demand Forecasting Test](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/mistral-timestral-forecasting-model-limits-costs-evaluation) Understand Timestral's time-step limits and weight license, estimate a local forecasting job, and design a retail backtest that cannot see future sales. 16 October 2026 ## [Claude Sonnet 5.5 API: Pricing, Breaking Changes and a Coding Evaluation Plan](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/claude-sonnet-5-5-api-pricing-migration-coding-evaluation) Check Sonnet 5.5's token costs, thinking settings and conversation requirements, then evaluate coding changes against a concrete merchant-sorting fixture. 15 October 2026 ## [Gemini 4 Argon API: Pricing, Context Limits and an October 2026 Migration Guide](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/gemini-4-argon-api-pricing-context-migration-guide) Check Gemini 4 Argon's access rules, shared token budget and launch pricing, then use a controlled supplier-data evaluation to plan an API migration. [1](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/ai-engineering) [2](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/ai-engineering?page=2) [Next](https://daphnislabs.com/blog/category/ai-engineering?page=2)