Daily AI News - 2026-05-20
⏰ Limited-Time Free Models Several AI models are approaching the end of their free trial periods on OpenRouter: Mistral: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.1 — 8 days left. 4K context. $0.11/M tokens prompt, $0.19/M tokens completion. Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite — 10 days left. 1M context. $0.075/M tokens prompt, $0.30/M tokens completion. Google: Gemini 2.0 Flash — 10 days left. 1M context. $0.10/M tokens prompt, $0.40/M tokens completion. 🔒 Anthropic Mythos: NSA Access Confirmed as Global Alarm Grows The Anthropic Mythos story continues to escalate dramatically. Multiple reports now confirm that the NSA is reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite an ongoing feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic over access control. The New York Times reports the model’s capabilities have “set off global alarms,” with Powell and Treasury Secretary Bessent personally briefing major U.S. banks on the cyber threats Mythos has exposed. ...