AI interface changes — week of Oct 12, 2026

Weekly digest · 15 portals captured, 4 with menu changes

In the week of October 12, 2026, AI Interface Library captured 15 AI portals. 4 of them had menu changes compared with the week before. Most notable changes: in ChatGPT, the sidebar item More is now labeled Explore; in Perplexity, the sidebar item Sessions is now labeled Recents; in Qwen Chat, a new Create item appears in the sidebar.

ChatGPT

Compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

• More renamed to Explore
• Upgrade removed from the top bar

ChatGPT, week of Oct 12, 2026See this week vs last week

Gemini

Compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

• Sidebar button icon changed (diamond icon → clock icon)
• Icon button (hexagon icon) added to the sidebar

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Perplexity

Compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

• Sessions renamed to Recents

Perplexity, week of Oct 12, 2026See this week vs last week

Qwen Chat

Compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

• Create added to the sidebar

Qwen Chat, week of Oct 12, 2026See this week vs last week

No recorded menu changes: Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Le Chat, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI, Manus, Poe, Kimi, Pi, Muse.

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