Free AI Agent, Claude Code Replacement & 7 Other Launches

This week in AI: Claude Fable 5 is burning through usage limits, Hermes goes desktop, and a free local model just landed that runs on your laptop. Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/ 👉 Link to resources: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/insane-a... Andrew Warner and Corey Ganim break down every release that matters. Chapters: 00:00 - This Week in AI: The Releases That Change Your Workflow 00:36 - Hermes Desktop — The AI Agent That Finally Left the Terminal 03:00 - Claude Fable 5 — The Most Powerful Model Hits Its Limits Fast 04:48 - How to Reduce Claude Fable 5 Token Usage Without Losing Power 07:12 - Ideogram 4.0 — The Image Generator That Can Finally Spell 09:00 - Zapier MCP — Give Your AI Agents Tools Without Giving Up Control 09:27 - Meta Business Agent — AI Customer Support for WhatsApp and Messenger 11:42 - Google AI Plus — What You Actually Get for the Money 13:21 - Gemma 4 QAT — Google's Free Local Model That Runs on Your Laptop 15:27 - OpenAI's #MessiMode — Why Its AI Marketing Feels Too Basic 16:57 - agentcookie — Give Agents Access to Logged-In Sites Without Sharing Passwords 18:18 - Watch this next